Monel R-405 vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 R-405 and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 4.0 to 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 500 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 220 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | 18 | |
| 440 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 77 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 33 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 130 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 17 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 16 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 50.7 to 56.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 43.5 to 46.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |