EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. Monel R-405
EN 1.4477 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 23 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 490 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 580 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 930 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 to 730 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 190 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 940 to 1290 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 33 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 27 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 56.6 to 63.6 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 5.8 to 7.5 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |