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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

S42300 stainless 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 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, % 9.1
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
47 to 52
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
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 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0