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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8879 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 EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15