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SAE-AISI D2 Steel vs. Monel 400

SAE-AISI D2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 D2 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, % 5.0 to 16
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 860
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
62
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 1160
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2000
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 1510
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.3
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 5940
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 86.9
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
63 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.024
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.1
0

Comparable Variants