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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. Monel 400

SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
62
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.024

Comparable Variants