Monel R-405 vs. EN 1.4107 Stainless Steel
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4107 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 R-405 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4107 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 260 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 620 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 400 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 420 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 7.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 83.8 to 87.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |