Monel R-405 vs. Nickel 201
Both Monel R-405 and nickel 201 are nickel alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is nickel 201.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 4.5 to 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 42 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 270 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 390 to 660 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 80 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | 18 | |
| 360 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 78 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 25 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 17 to 720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 11 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 11 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 99 to 100 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |