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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0