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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. Monel K-500

SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 11
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
61
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85

Comparable Variants