Monel R-405 vs. Nickel 617
Both Monel R-405 and nickel 617 are nickel alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is nickel 617.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 80 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 1010 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 44.5 to 62 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |