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EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4005 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 21
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 290
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
61
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 500
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 110
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350 to 650
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.15
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.8
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85

Comparable Variants