Monel R-405 vs. AWS E349
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E349 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is AWS E349.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 72 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 60.5 to 71.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |