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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4590 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 1.4590 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
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
270

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
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
16 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15