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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
640 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
63 to 70.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.85