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Monel 400 vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4594 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.015