Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4567 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
22 to 51 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
190 to 260 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
390 to 490 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
550 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
200 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
930 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
11 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
16 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
150 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
100 to 400 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
19 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
19 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
3.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
63.3 to 71.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
8.5 to 10.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
0 |