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Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
15
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0.28 to 0.4