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Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4008 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0