Nickel 718 vs. Monel K-500
Both nickel 718 and Monel K-500 are nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 nickel 718 and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 50 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 460 to 760 | |
| 260 to 560 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 61 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 950 | |
| 430 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1530 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1330 | |
| 310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | -110 | |
| -67 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 180 to 260 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 to 4560 | |
| 300 to 2420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 51 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 35 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.1 to 24.6 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.65 to 1.2 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |