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Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4854 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
11
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
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
34
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0