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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0.28 to 0.4