AWS E320 vs. Monel K-500
AWS E320 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320 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 | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 38 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.5 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 91 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 31.8 to 43.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 32 to 36 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 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 |