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4032 Aluminum vs. Monel 400

4032 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 (3, 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 4032 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
160
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
62
Shear Strength, MPa 260
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 570
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 570
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 34
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1030
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 53
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.1 to 87.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.3
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.3
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 11 to 13.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.024
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0