Monel K-500 vs. SAE-AISI 9310 Steel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 300 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 510 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 820 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 450 to 570 |
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 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 48 |
| 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 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 4.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 540 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 24 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 93.8 to 95.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |