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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade VDCrV 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 grade VDCrV 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1730

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
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
51

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.9
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
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25