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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI O6 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 O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
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
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0