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Monel 400 vs. Limestone

Monel 400 and limestone belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while limestone is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
77
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
100

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
920
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
2.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
0.88
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
12