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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 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, % 34 to 45
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
61
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
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 15
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85

Comparable Variants