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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M34 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 M34 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
800 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
27 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
71.3 to 76.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.9 to 2.3