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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.5535 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.5535 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
11 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
300 to 500

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
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
240 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.6 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0