Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.1244 Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1244 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is EN 1.1244 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 730 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0.65 to 0.75 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 98.1 to 99.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |