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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4742 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4742 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
77.2 to 81.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0