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EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel vs. Monel 400

EN 1.4490 stainless 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4490 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, % 34
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
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 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 70.9
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
63 to 72
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.024