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Monel 400 vs. Gallium Arsenide

Monel 400 and gallium arsenide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while gallium arsenide is a ceramic 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 (25, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
5.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
85
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
28
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
5.6