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SAE-AISI O6 Steel vs. Monel K-500

SAE-AISI O6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 71
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
640 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
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 43
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 69
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.6
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.7
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85

Comparable Variants