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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy

EN 1.4606 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
48 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
44.5 to 52
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
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), % 1.9 to 2.3
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0