Monel R-405 vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel
Both Monel R-405 and EN 2.4680 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 9.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1360 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 9.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 45 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 42.9 to 51 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |