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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4821 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4821 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, % 18
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
61
Shear Strength, MPa 450
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
63 to 70.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85