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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4