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Monel K-500 vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
2.1
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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0

Comparable Variants