MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 43.3 to 51.6
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3