Monel 400 vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy
Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 40 | |
| 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 780 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 590 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 1080 | |
| 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 44.5 to 52 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.024 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |