Monel K-500 vs. EN 1.6579 Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.6579 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 380 to 570 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 850 to 980 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 600 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 3.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 100 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 950 to 2210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 30 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 25 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0.32 to 0.38 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 94.2 to 96.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |