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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

AISI 440C stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
47 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.3 to 51.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5