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Monel 400 vs. Synthetic Sapphire

Monel 400 and synthetic sapphire belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Monel 400 is a metal, while synthetic sapphire is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, 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 synthetic sapphire.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
2470

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
2000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
2050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
760
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
4.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
63
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
64
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
170
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
100
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
74