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Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4584 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4584 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
4.5
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 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
41.7 to 52
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0