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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

S17400 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 S17400 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, % 11 to 21
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
61
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
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 2.3
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
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 140 to 160
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
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), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
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