MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Monel 400 vs. EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3955 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3955 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
65.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
10 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.030