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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
14 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0