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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4521 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 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.8