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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. Monel 400

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
62
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
63 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.024

Comparable Variants