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2011 Aluminum vs. Monel 400

2011 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2011 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
160
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 18
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 74 to 120
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
62
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 250
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 420
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 310
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 45
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100 to 130
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 52
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 64
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.3 to 94.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 5.0 to 6.0
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.024
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0