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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 L3 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
600 to 2250

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
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
1.3 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.25 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3