60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron
60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
| 0.29 to 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
| 70 to 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 | |
| 430 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 | |
| 190 to 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
| 280 to 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 470 to 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 to 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 to 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.4 | |
| 3.5 to 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 48 to 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 91 to 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1000 | |
| 98 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 12 to 15 |