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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 415 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 alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0