60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 D3 steel.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy SAE-AISI D3 (T30403) Chromium Cold-Work 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		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770 to 2050

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		480 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		8.0

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28 to 74

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24 to 47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 63

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		2.0 to 2.4

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 13.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		80.3 to 87

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.6

Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 1.0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 1.0