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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7378 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 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
2.2 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3