60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. Grade 38 Titanium

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 38 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is grade 38 titanium.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy Grade 38 (R54250) Titanium

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1000

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		550

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		36

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		4.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		35

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		560

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		3840

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		35

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		62

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		49

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		72

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		3.5 to 4.5

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.080

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.015

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		1.2 to 1.8

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

Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.030

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0.2 to 0.3

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

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

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		89.9 to 93.1

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		2.0 to 3.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.4