Automotive Malleable Cast Iron vs. Monel K-500
Automotive malleable cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 automotive malleable cast iron and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 10 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 720 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 590 | |
| 310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 6.8 to 30 | |
| 180 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 950 | |
| 300 to 2420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 26 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 24 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.9 to 21 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 2.2 to 2.9 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 96.7 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.9 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |