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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5511 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
98.3 to 99.159
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0