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50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5501 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6
12 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
260 to 420

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
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 47 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 43.3 to 51.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0