60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 5160 steel belongs to the iron 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 SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy SAE-AISI 5160 (G51600) Chromium Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660 to 1150

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.1

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		200 to 2700

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 41

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 31

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 34

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.56 to 0.61

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		0.7 to 0.9

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		97.1 to 97.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0.75 to 1.0

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

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.35

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

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