AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy
AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 51 | |
| 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 1430 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 1100 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 430 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 to 3060 | |
| 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 52 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 37 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.12 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.6 to 68.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 44.5 to 52 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.32 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |