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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.5918 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5918 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.5918 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
530 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
94.9 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0