ASTM A210 Steel vs. Monel R-405
ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 360 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 to 53 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 to 8.1 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 17 to 20 |