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Monel 400 vs. PET

Monel 400 and PET belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while PET 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 (29, 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 PET.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
3.5 to 11
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
2.5 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
60 to 140

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
80
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
1000 to 1150

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
1.4 to 1.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
1.2 to 4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
32 to 54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
12 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25 to 41