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Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4422 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
76.8 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0