Monel K-500

Fasteners & Material Data

UNS N05500 · W.Nr. 2.4375

What is Monel K-500 and its applications?

Monel K-500 (UNS N05500) is an age-hardenable nickel-copper alloy. It combines corrosion resistance with greater strength than the unaged nickel-copper base and is used in marine hardware, oilfield components and instruments.

  • Marine hardware: Fasteners, springs, pump shafts and impellers.
  • Oil and gas equipment: Drill collars, valve parts and oil-well instruments.
  • Instrumentation: Sensor components and housings with controlled magnetic requirements.

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Engineering Application & Selection Guide

Aluminum and titanium additions allow gamma-prime Ni₃(Ti,Al) to precipitate during aging. Although its general corrosion behavior resembles Monel 400, aged K-500 has a greater tendency to stress-corrosion cracking in some environments.

  • Monel K-500 stud bolts — For sour-service flange enquiries, state the heat treatment, hardness requirement, fluid composition, temperature and applicable acceptance criteria.
  • Monel K-500 hex bolts — For seawater connections, assess stagnation, fouling and crevices as well as mechanical loading.
  • Monel K-500 socket head cap screws — For magnetically sensitive housings, specify the final-part magnetic-permeability limit and test conditions rather than relying on a generic non-magnetic description.

Compare Monel 400 and K-500 using the specified condition and environment. Sour-service acceptance must be established against the applicable standard and environmental limits; aging and a hardness result alone do not establish compliance.

Monel K-500 Composition

Composition limits · wt.%

ElementWeight %
Ni
≥63%
Cu
27–33%
Al
2.30–3.15%
Ti
0.35–0.85%
Fe
≤2.0%
C
≤0.18%
Mn
≤1.5%
S
≤0.010%
Si
≤0.50%
Supplied technical reference · Scanned PDF page 6 · printed page 18

ASTM / ASME specifications by product form

Finished-product requirements

Specify the finished-fastener mechanical requirements, condition and inspection separately from the starting-stock specification.

Monel K-500 hex bolt requirements ↗

Fasteners · dimensional references

ProductReference
Hex boltsISO 4014 / ISO 4017 · ASME B18.2.1
Threaded studsDIN 976-1 · ASME B18.31.2
Hex nutsISO 4032 · ASME B18.2.2
Socket head screwsISO 4762 · ASME B18.3
Flat washersISO 7089 / ISO 7090 · ASME B18.21.1
Custom fastenersCustomer drawing

Raw-material specifications

Product form / scopeReference
Rod & barASTM B865 · AMS 4676 · ISO 9723
ForgingsISO 9725 · DIN 17754 · QQ-N-286
WireISO 9724 · DIN 17753 · BS 3075 (NA18)
Plate, sheet & stripISO 6208 · DIN 17750 · QQ-N-286
Pipe & tubeBS 3074 (NA18) · DIN 17751

Dimensions do not define material or finished-part compliance. Specify the grade, condition and applicable requirements.

How to specify round bar, plate, wire and strip ↗

Monel K-500 Mechanical Properties

Reference sample and condition

Data basis
Catalogue reference minimums
Gauge length
A5, as labelled in supplied table
Key propertiesValue
Tensile strength≥965 MPa
0.2% yield strength≥690 MPa
Elongation≥15%
Supplied technical reference · Scanned PDF page 6 · printed page 18

Monel K-500 Physical Properties

PropertyValueUnit
Density8.44g/cm³
Melting range1315–1350°C
Supplied technical reference · Scanned PDF page 14 · printed page 26

Temperature curves and values

Tensile and yield strength

Annealed and age-hardened material · producer Figure 9

Monel K-500 Tensile strength, 0.2% yield strength versus temperature; Annealed and age-hardened material · producer Figure 9; MPa and degrees Celsius

Approximate readings from the reference figure · not design allowables

Special Metals · K-500 tensile curves · Page 7 · Figure 9: high-temperature tensile properties, annealed and age-hardened ↗

Elongation vs temperature

Annealed and age-hardened material · producer Figure 9

Monel K-500 Elongation versus temperature; Annealed and age-hardened material · producer Figure 9; percent and degrees Celsius

Approximate readings from the reference figure · not design allowables

Special Metals · K-500 tensile curves · Page 7 · Figure 9: high-temperature tensile properties, annealed and age-hardened ↗

Procurement and application guide

Specify the material and final condition

Confirm the aging condition and susceptibility to cracking in the actual service.

Material forms in the technical reference: Round bar · Flat bar · Wire · Plate · Sheet · Strip · Pipe & tube · Forging stock · Hexagon & sections.

Define the finished-part acceptance

Include the material or bolting specification, required final condition, dimensions and quantity. State the service medium, temperature and loading where known. Agree the required tests, inspection coverage and acceptance criteria for the finished part.

Start with the information you have

Send a drawing or share the product form and dimensions. Identify any undecided requirements for review rather than copying a typical property value into the purchase order.

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Condition-specific data

Additional catalogue tensile reference

Reference / conditionTensile MPaYield 0.2% MPaElongation %
Catalogue typical reference110079020
Supplied technical reference · Scanned PDF page 14 · printed page 26

Additional mechanical data

PropertyValueUnit
Hardness≥27HRC
Supplied technical reference · Scanned PDF page 6 · printed page 18

Technical guides

All technical articles ↗

Quality documents

EN 10204 3.1 MTC

Material certification and heat-number traceability

Mechanical testing

Methods and acceptance criteria follow the agreed specification

Alloy 718 laboratory report · PDF ↗

Thread inspection

Sampled GO/NO-GO gauging for threaded products

Additional inspection and records

Heat-treatment records, PMI and third-party scope agreed per order

View PMI sample ↗

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Sources and references

Additional published references

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