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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. EN AC-46500 Aluminum

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN AC-46500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN AC-46500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
74
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
880
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
77.9 to 90
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25