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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4008 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0