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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4958 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
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.5