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S30441 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

S30441 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 45
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
61
Shear Strength, MPa 400
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.7
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
63 to 70.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 0.8
0