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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 52100 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
10 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.25 to 0.45
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 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0