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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

EN 1.3538 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
47 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.3 to 51.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5