Monel R-405 vs. EN 1.7380 Steel
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.7380 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.7380 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 330 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 540 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 290 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 39 |
| 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 | |
| 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 87 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 230 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.080 to 0.14 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 94.6 to 96.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |