Monel 400 vs. EN 1.5113 Steel
Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 40 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 220 to 470 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 490 | |
| 360 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 780 | |
| 580 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 590 | |
| 320 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 91 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 1080 | |
| 270 to 1570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 17 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 97 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.024 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |