Monel 400 vs. AWS ERNiMo-3

Both Monel 400 and AWS ERNiMo-3 are nickel alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiMo-3.

Monel 400 (NiCu30Fe, 2.4360, N04400, NA13)AWS ERNiMo-3 Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		62
Shear Modulus, GPa		83

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1600

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1540

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		50
Base Metal Price, % relative		70

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		15

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190

Embodied Water, L/kg		250
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		4.0 to 6.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 2.5

Copper (Cu), %		28 to 34
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 7.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		23 to 26

Nickel (Ni), %		63 to 72
Nickel (Ni), %		53.7 to 69

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.024
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 1.0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.6

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5