Nickel 201 vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

Nickel Alloy 201 (2.4068, N02201, NA12)50Cr-50Ni-Cb (R20501) Casting Alloy

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		4.5 to 45
Elongation at Break, %		5.6

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.26

Shear Modulus, GPa		70
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		80 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		60

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		230
Embodied Water, L/kg		350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		25 to 130
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		30

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		17 to 720
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		370

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		47 to 52

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		99 to 100
Nickel (Ni), %		43.3 to 51.6

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		1.4 to 1.7

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.16

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5