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Monel K-500 vs. SAE-AISI H42 Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 H42 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
700 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
23 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
21 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
20 to 57

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.55 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
79.3 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants