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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
78.4 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0