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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. Monel K-500

EN 1.4374 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 EN 1.4374 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, % 40
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
61
Shear Strength, MPa 550
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
63 to 70.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85