50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy vs. Monel K-500
50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% 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 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.26 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 | |
| 180 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 300 to 2420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 47 to 52 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.3 to 51.6 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |