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Granite vs. Monel 400

Granite and Monel 400 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Granite is a ceramic material, while Monel 400 is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is granite and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 39
540 to 780

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 350
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 2.7
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 7.4
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 1.1
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 5.4
17 to 25