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Monel K-500 vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
66.3 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2

Comparable Variants