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Monel 400 vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

Both Monel 400 and EN 2.4951 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6