Monel R-405 vs. Nickel 600
Both Monel R-405 and nickel 600 are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is nickel 600.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 3.4 to 35 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 220 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 430 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 650 to 990 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 270 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | 18 | |
| -120 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 31 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 190 to 1490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 19 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |