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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. Monel 400

EN 1.8523 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 1.8523 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, % 15
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
62
Shear Strength, MPa 610
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.024
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0