50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. Chromium 33

Both 50Cr-50Ni alloy and chromium 33 are otherwise unclassified metals. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is chromium 33.

50Cr-50Ni (R20500) Casting Alloy Chromium Alloy 33 (R20033)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		5.7
Elongation at Break, %		45

Poisson's Ratio		0.26
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		850

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		50
Base Metal Price, % relative		36

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		84

Embodied Water, L/kg		350
Embodied Water, L/kg		250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		320

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		350
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		450

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		48 to 52
Chromium (Cr), %		31 to 35

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0.3 to 1.2

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		25.7 to 37.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.5 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		44.5 to 52
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 33

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0.35 to 0.6

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0