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Nickel 617 vs. Monel 400

Both nickel 617 and Monel 400 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
160
Elongation at Break, % 40
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
62
Shear Strength, MPa 510
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
50
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.024