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SAE-AISI D5 Steel vs. Monel 400

SAE-AISI D5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D5 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, % 5.4 to 14
20 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
62
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1180
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2030
540 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.2
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.9
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 46
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.4
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 67
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.4 to 1.6
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 84.4
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 1.0
0

Comparable Variants