Monel K-500 vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 1510 to 3600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 73.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |