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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 46% 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 N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
47 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
43.3 to 51.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5