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50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8522 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
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 0.025
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25