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Monel K-500 vs. Nickel 690

Both Monel K-500 and nickel 690 are nickel alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
3.4 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
180 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
420 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
640 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
250 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
50
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
31 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
160 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
58 to 66
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0

Comparable Variants