MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
55
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0