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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4826 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4826 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
60.4 to 68.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.030