Monel 400 vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy
Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 40 | |
| 4.0 to 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 780 | |
| 500 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 590 | |
| 220 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | 40 | |
| 440 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 77 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 33 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 1080 | |
| 130 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 17 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 16 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 50.7 to 56.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 43.5 to 46.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.024 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |