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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0