Monel R-405 vs. K93603 Alloy
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while K93603 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is K93603 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 490 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 15 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 61.8 to 64 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |