50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. S32750 Stainless Steel
50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32750 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 (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 S32750 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 21 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.2 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 47 to 52 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 58.1 to 66.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.3 to 51.6 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
| 0.24 to 0.32 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |