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Annealed Monel K-500 vs. Annealed S46500 Stainless Steel

Annealed Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while annealed S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 annealed Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is annealed S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
550
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
75
Shear Strength, MPa 430
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
1260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1160

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
3470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
44

Alloy Composition

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