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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 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
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
61
Shear Strength, MPa 500
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
63 to 70.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85