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50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. EN 1.7218 Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7218 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.7218 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 43.3 to 51.6
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0