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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 SAE-AISI A6 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
750 to 1990

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
93 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
1.8 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0