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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. Monel K-500

SAE-AISI H42 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 H42 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 700 to 1980
640 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
50
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0

Comparable Variants