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Monel 400 vs. Nickel 242

Both Monel 400 and nickel 242 are nickel alloys. They have 66% 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 nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
220
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
84
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.015