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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4903 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 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
20 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
650
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 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25