Monel K-500 vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A302 alloy 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 A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.2 to 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 17 to 18 |