Monel K-500 wire
ISO 9724
Monel K-500 wire brings age-hardened strength in the nickel–copper alloy family to formed pins, retainers and specified spring components. Diameter, supplied temper and surface quality determine the feasible forming and final-treatment route.
- MOQ
- 100 kg
- Samples · typical
- ~20 days
- Production · typical
- 25–35 days
- Heat treatment
- Annealed / age hardened
EN 10204 3.1 MTC + heat-number traceability
Which standard is on your order?
Raw Material Specifications
Heat Treatment
Annealed or age hardenedAnnealing provides a workable starting condition, while controlled aging develops the higher strength specified for age-hardened K-500.
What we can make in Monel K-500
Coiled wire
Use for repeated spring coiling, wire forming and cold-heading feeds. Wire condition must match the next operation: ductile feedstock for heavy forming, spring temper where the design needs elastic strength.
Spooled wire
Use for controlled payout into automatic feeding and winding equipment. Spool dimensions and winding quality affect uninterrupted feeding as much as wire diameter.
Straight lengths
Use for individual pins, straight wire components and small batches without a coil-feeding line. Straightness and cut-end condition reduce preparation before machining or forming.
- Section
- Round wire
- Supply form
- Coil · Spool · Straight length
- Size
- Diameter · Diameter tolerance
- Condition
- Annealed · Specified temper
- Final condition
- Annealed · age hardened
- Inspection
- Cross-section · Surface · Delivery condition · Heat identity
Supply & preparation
Coil, spool or straightened lengths are identified with diameter and supplied temper; spring wire and heading wire are different orders.
Material condition
Solution treatment and the specified aging condition are recorded against the production lot; final dimensions are checked after thermal processing.
Finished geometry
Diameter, surface defects, coil set and packaging are checked against the intended forming process.
Where K-500 fits — and what matters
Offshore & Marine
Deck-equipment brackets and marine pump skidsMonel K-500 wire is formed into retaining clips, wire pins or spring blanks for deck-equipment brackets and marine pump skids. Wire diameter and supplied temper define the forming step and subsequent final-condition treatment. The assembled contact is exposed to saltwater, deposits and neighbouring metals.
Water Treatment & Desalination
Membrane-skid and pump supportsMonel K-500 wire is formed into retaining clips, wire pins or spring blanks for membrane-skid and pump supports. Wire diameter and supplied temper define the forming step and subsequent final-condition treatment. The water stream, cleaning cycle and retained liquid define exposure at the installed part.
Oil & Gas
Utility skids and instrument supportsMonel K-500 wire is formed into retaining clips, wire pins or spring blanks for utility skids and instrument supports. Wire diameter and supplied temper define the forming step and subsequent final-condition treatment. Utility connections and pressure-boundary parts have separate acceptance requirements on the equipment drawing.
Same wire. Different material priorities.
Monel K-500 material dataInconel 625
Solid-solution strength and resistance to aggressive process liquids.
- Connection priority
- The strength or spring response of the formed wire
- Annealed or solution-annealed 625
- The delivery condition affects strength and high-temperature response. Keep the specified condition with the component’s mechanical acceptance; 718-style aging is not the strengthening route for 625. Include liquid retained at tight bends and the original wire surface after forming in the exposure description.
Super Duplex 2507
Super-duplex strength and resistance to chloride pitting.
- Connection priority
- The strength or spring response of the formed wire
- Final duplex structure
- S32750 chemistry and final solution treatment belong together. Forming, section size and cooling affect the structure represented by the mechanical and corrosion records. Include liquid retained at tight bends and the original wire surface after forming in the exposure description.
Duplex 2205
Duplex strength and chloride-corrosion resistance.
- Connection priority
- The strength or spring response of the formed wire
- S31803 or S32205
- The specified UNS fixes the chemistry. Solution treatment, section size and the ordered mechanical or corrosion tests establish the final duplex condition. Include liquid retained at tight bends and the original wire surface after forming in the exposure description.
From drawing to documented delivery
- 01Drawing & BOMForm, dimensions and quantity
- 02Material & formingGrade, heat and manufacturing route
- 03Final inspectionGeometry, threads and ordered tests
- 04Documents & dispatchLot records and identified packing
Order documents
- Material identity
- UNS N05500 · heat number · ordered condition
- Stock acceptance
- Lot-linked aging record and mechanical acceptance in the final condition.
- Dimensional record
- Cross-section · Surface · Delivery condition · Heat identity
- Traceability
- EN 10204 3.1 material certificate · production lot · identified packing
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Questions about K-500 wire
Can heading wire and spring wire be ordered by grade alone?
Their forming and working-strength requirements differ. Specify diameter, supplied temper, surface condition and the intended operation so the wire can follow the required manufacturing route.