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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4901 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 1.4901 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, % 19
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
61
Shear Strength, MPa 460
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
2.3 to 3.2
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
63 to 70.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0.35 to 0.85
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0