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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 650
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
61
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 870
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
63 to 70.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85