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50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4520 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.3 to 51.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.8