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EN 1.7272 Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

EN 1.7272 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7272 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 490 to 1650
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 2.2
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 48
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.55
47 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.3
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.15
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 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5