EN 1.5414 Steel vs. Monel R-405
EN 1.5414 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 270 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 580 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 to 370 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.7 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |