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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
61
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 680
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
50
Calomel Potential, mV -80
-100
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
63 to 70.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85

Comparable Variants