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EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy

EN 1.4509 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 EN 1.4509 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 21
5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 82.1
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.5 to 52
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.5