Monel R-405 vs. N08020 Stainless Steel
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08020 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 15 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 210 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 380 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 610 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 270 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 92 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 83 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 180 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 29.9 to 44 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |