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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3960 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 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
21
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
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 Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.020