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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

EN 1.8507 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
390

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
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 63
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
47 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
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 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5