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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1045 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 SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0