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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 0.65