60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4021 stainless 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 EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy EN 1.4021 (X20Cr13) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630 to 880

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		7.0

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		400 to 1160

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23 to 31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 31

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.16 to 0.25

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		12 to 14

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		83.2 to 87.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

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

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

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