Monel 400 Nickel-Copper Alloy – High Strength & Corrosion Resistance for Marine & Chemical Industries
2.4360 (NiCu30Fe) is a nickel-copper alloy resistant to seawater and steam at high temperatures and widely used in the chemical, oil and marine industries. As a solution strengthened material, Monel Alloy 400 displays good strength, toughness and corrosion resistance at temperatures up to 400°C. It is supplied by Columbia Metals in the cold worked condition as standard. It shows the following features and properties:
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 23.0 °C | 8.8 g/cm³ |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Elastic modulus | 23.0 °C | 180 GPa | |
Elongation | 23.0 °C | 20 - 35 % | |
Hardness, Rockwell C | 23.0 °C | 35 [-] | max. |
Tensile strength | 23.0 °C | 480 - 600 MPa | |
Yield strength Rp0.2 | 23.0 °C | 170 - 415 MPa |
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | 23.0 °C | 1.39E-5 1/K |
Melting point | 1300 - 1350 °C | |
Thermal conductivity | 23.0 °C | 22 W/(m·K) |
Electrical
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Specific Electrical conductivity | 34 % IACS |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Copper | 28 - 34 % | |
Iron | 2.5 % | max. |
Manganese | 2 % | |
Nickel | 63 % | min., (Ni+Co) |
Technological properties
| Property | ||
|---|---|---|
| Application areas | Offshore & marine: Marine components, shafts, splash zone sheathing and fasteners;Chemical processing: Components for the manufacture of chlorinated solvents, salt production, ethyl chloride purification and numerous other areas of process plant;Other: Wire netting for insulation, oil well recovery pumps and crude oil distillation towers | |
| Cold Forming | It can be cold worked | |
| Corrosion properties | Excellent corrosion resistance in marine environments | |
| General machinability | It is readily machinable | |
| Hot forming | It can be hot worked | |
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