50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel.

50Cr-50Ni-Cb (R20501) Casting Alloy SAE-AISI H24 (T20824) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.26
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		60
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Embodied Water, L/kg		350
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 61

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.42 to 0.53

Chromium (Cr), %		47 to 52
Chromium (Cr), %		2.5 to 3.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		78 to 82.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		43.3 to 51.6
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		1.4 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.16
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6