Nickel 601 vs. Monel R-405
Both nickel 601 and Monel R-405 are nickel alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 38 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 380 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 530 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 800 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | -200 | |
| 18 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 200 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 1630 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 20 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |