50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 5.7 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 630 to 1300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 2.3 to 3.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.2 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 71 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 400 to 3570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 21 to 34 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 18 to 38 |