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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI O1 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI O1 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 O1 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
640 to 2060

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
3.4
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
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
95 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 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
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3