Titanium 15-3-3-3 vs. Monel K-500
Titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is titanium 15-3-3-3 and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 8.0 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 610 to 710 | |
| 260 to 560 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 61 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 810 | |
| 430 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1120 to 1390 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1100 to 1340 | |
| 310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 390 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1560 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 520 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.1 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 4.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 59 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 950 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 89 | |
| 180 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 32 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 to 80 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 50 to 57 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 4.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 79 to 98 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 72.6 to 78.5 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |