ASTM A229 Spring Steel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy
ASTM A229 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A229 spring steel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.25 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
87 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1690 to 1890 | |
870 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1230 | |
660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
490 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
49 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
7.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3260 to 4080 | |
1000 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
16 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 60 to 67 | |
31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 to 43 | |
26 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 54 to 60 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.55 to 0.85 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
58 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.5 to 99 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
34.5 to 42 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |