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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4887 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0