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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. Monel 400

EN 1.8509 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 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 1.8509 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, % 11
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
62
Shear Strength, MPa 680
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.024