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Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

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
19
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0