Monel K-500 vs. ASTM B540 Palladium
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B540 palladium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is ASTM B540 palladium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 1.1 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 500 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 830 to 1240 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 620 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 4.9 to 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 3.5 to 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 13 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 1790 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 41 to 61 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |