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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M50 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 M50 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.9 to 4.8
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
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.3