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Monel 400 vs. ABS

Monel 400 and ABS belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while ABS is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (30, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is ABS.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.0 to 1.4
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
2.0 to 2.6
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
3.5 to 50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
0.79 to 1.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
30 to 44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
24 to 37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
37 to 110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
81 to 95
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
11 to 50