Monel K-500 vs. Monel R-405
Both Monel K-500 and Monel R-405 are nickel alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | -67 | |
| 18 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |