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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 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, % 2.3 to 14
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
61
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
180 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
19 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
63 to 70.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.35 to 0.85

Comparable Variants