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Monel K-500 vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H43 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 H43 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
710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
14
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
25 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
83.2 to 85.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2

Comparable Variants