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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI H12 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 H12 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
690 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
87.8 to 91.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5