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50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8879 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
710

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
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 43.3 to 51.6
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15