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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5520 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 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
300 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
42 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
240 to 600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants