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Monel 400 vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

Both Monel 400 and EN 2.4608 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
210
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
11.4 to 23.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0