Annealed Monel R-405 vs. Annealed Nickel 601
Both annealed Monel R-405 and annealed nickel 601 are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is annealed nickel 601.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 38 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 | |
| 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | 18 | |
| -200 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 49 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 7.7 to 20 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 58 to 63 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |