EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

EN 1.4951 (X6CrNi25-20) Stainless Steel 60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		87

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370

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

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		25
Base Metal Price, % relative		49

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		61
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		190
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000

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

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.080
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 26
Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62

Iron (Fe), %		49.1 to 57
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 22
Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

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