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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. C33500 Brass

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C33500 brass belongs to the copper 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 alloy and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
8.0 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
69 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.8 to 37.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4