R60901 Alloy vs. EN 1.6554 Steel
R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60901 alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 22 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 580 | |
| 780 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 390 | |
| 550 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 100 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 640 to 760 | |
| 810 to 1650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.7 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 to 67 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.23 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 94.6 to 97.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.4 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 96.8 to 97.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.29 | |
| 0 |