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50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI S6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 S6 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.3 to 51.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4