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Monel 400 vs. PFA

Monel 400 and PFA belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while PFA is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (31, 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 PFA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
30

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
260
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
0.25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.2

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
3.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
0.12