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Monel K-500 vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

Both Monel K-500 and Type 3 magnetic alloy are nickel alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
180
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
70
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
210

Thermal Properties

Curie Temperature, °C -67
400
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
9.9 to 19
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0