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5154 Aluminum vs. Monel 400

5154 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 5154 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel 400.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
160
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 20
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100 to 160
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 210
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 360
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 94 to 270
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Calomel Potential, mV -770
-80
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 39
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 540
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 37
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 42
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 96.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 3.1 to 3.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.024
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants