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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 1.4710 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, % 20
25 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
61

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85