MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Monel K-500 vs. SAE-AISI 1084 Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1084 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
320 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
81 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
700 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
25 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.8 to 0.93
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0

Comparable Variants