Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4962 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 22 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 210 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 420 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 630 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 260 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 170 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0015 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0.070 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 62.1 to 69 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |