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60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 87
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 58 to 62
12 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 34.5 to 42
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0