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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A387 grade 9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
87

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
140 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
8.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
87.1 to 90.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.040