Monel K-500 vs. S38815 Stainless Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 370 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0.75 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 56.1 to 67 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |