ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. Monel 400
ASTM A231 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM A231 spring steel and the bottom bar is Monel 400.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 20 to 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 1000 | |
| 230 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1080 | |
| 370 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1790 | |
| 540 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1570 | |
| 210 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 3.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 140 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 53 | |
| 17 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.7 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.024 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |