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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4