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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
16 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0