SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. Monel K-500
SAE-AISI D3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 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, % | 9.8 to 15 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 940 | |
| 260 to 560 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 61 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 1220 | |
| 430 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2050 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 1550 | |
| 310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 to 180 | |
| 180 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 74 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 2.0 to 2.4 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.3 to 87 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |