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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4525 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
5.6 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
480 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants