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Monel 400 vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

Both Monel 400 and EN 2.4879 cast nickel are nickel alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0