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3102 Aluminum vs. Monel 400

3102 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 3102 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
160
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 28
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 31 to 34
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Shear Strength, MPa 58 to 65
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 92 to 100
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 28 to 34
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
50
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 22
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 5.8 to 8.3
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.4 to 10
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 4.1 to 4.4
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.95
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.4
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants