MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Monel K-500 vs. Z21721 Zinc

Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Z21721 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 28 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 Z21721 zinc.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
87
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 36
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 1100
150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 880
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
6.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 260
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300 to 2420
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 35
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 27
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.3 to 3.2
0 to 0.0020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 70.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.35 to 0.85
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
98.9 to 100