Monel K-500 vs. AWS E70C-Ni2
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E70C-Ni2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is AWS E70C-Ni2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 27 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 3.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 94.1 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 1.8 to 2.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |