Nickel 718 vs. Monel R-405
Both nickel 718 and Monel R-405 are nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 nickel 718 and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 50 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 460 to 760 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 660 to 950 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1530 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 1330 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | -110 | |
| 18 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1260 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 to 4560 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 51 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 35 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.0 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 44 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.1 to 24.6 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.65 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |