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50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 43.3 to 51.6
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0