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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 T1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
45
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.65 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
73.2 to 77.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.4
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 18.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.3