EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel vs. Monel R-405
EN 1.4910 stainless 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 41 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 950 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.0015 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 69.9 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |