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Monel 400 vs. PBT

Monel 400 and PBT belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while PBT is a polymeric 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 (30, 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 PBT.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.3 to 1.5
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
2.7 to 8.7
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
2.5 to 43
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
1040 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
1.1 to 3.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
35 to 45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25 to 38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
58 to 140