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SAE-AISI H41 Steel vs. Monel K-500

SAE-AISI H41 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H41 steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2210
640 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
50
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 76
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 64
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 85
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.2 to 9.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0

Comparable Variants