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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. Monel R-405

S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
9.1 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
210 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
62
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
190 to 350

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
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
50
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
49 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
63 to 72
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
0.025 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0

Comparable Variants