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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. Monel 400

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
540 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
50
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
63 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.024
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0

Comparable Variants