Monel R-405 vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1086 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 300 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 450 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 760 to 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 480 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 79 to 84 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 610 to 890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 26 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.8 to 0.93 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 98.5 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |