EN 1.5521 Steel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

EN 1.5521 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

EN 1.5521 (18MnB4) Boron Steel 60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		87

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		300 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

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

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

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		49

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

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

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

Embodied Water, L/kg		47
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		250 to 630
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000

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

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		0.00080 to 0.0050
Boron (B), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.16 to 0.2
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

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

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

Iron (Fe), %		98 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.9 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

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

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

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