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Monel K-500 vs. R30556 Alloy

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
210
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 560
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
81
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 700
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1