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Monel 400 vs. AISI 201L Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is AISI 201L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
22 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
270 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
520 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
740 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
290 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
220 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
27 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
24 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
67.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants