60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 431 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy AISI 431 (S43100) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		890 to 1380

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		9.0

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1270 to 2770

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		32 to 50

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		27 to 36

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.2

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 17

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		78.2 to 83.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		1.3 to 2.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0