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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI S5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 S5 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
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35