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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4594 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 1.4594 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, % 11 to 17
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 490 to 620
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
61
Shear Strength, MPa 620 to 700
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 810 to 1140
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
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 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1660 to 3320
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
63 to 70.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85