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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is grade 350 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
4.1 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1140 to 2420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
830 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
98 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
38 to 82
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
35 to 74

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
61.2 to 64.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
18 to 19
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020