Monel K-500 vs. ASTM A210 Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 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 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 320 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 290 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1460 to 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 52 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 8.0 to 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 15 to 17 |