Monel R-405 vs. EN 1.6554 Steel
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 380 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 780 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 550 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 810 to 1650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.23 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 94.6 to 97.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |