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Monel or Alloy 4000, is a nickel alloy containing 65-70 percent nickel, 20-29 percent copper, and small amounts of iron, manganese, silicon and carbon discovered due to the efforts of Robert Crooks Stanley, who worked for the International Nickel Company (INCO) in 1901. The new alloy which was named in honor of the president of the company, Ambrose Monell, was said to be:
Stronger than steel
Malleable
Resistant to corrosion
Low coefficient of thermal expansion
Highly resistant to alkalis
Improved sanitation (??)
Fairly inexpensive
Can be welded, brazed and soldered
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