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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
580 to 1300

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
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.015