Annealed SAE-AISI M41 vs. Annealed Monel K-500
Annealed SAE-AISI M41 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI M41 and the bottom bar is annealed 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 | 800 | |
| 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1550 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.0 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 4.8 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.4 to 78.9 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.3 to 4.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 6.3 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |