AWS E310Mo vs. Monel K-500
AWS E310Mo belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 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 AWS E310Mo 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, % | 34 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 25 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 42.8 to 52 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 20 to 22 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |