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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI S2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 S2 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
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
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
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5