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5454 Aluminum vs. Monel R-405

5454 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel R-405 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 5454 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
160
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 18
9.1 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 83 to 160
210 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Shear Strength, MPa 140 to 200
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 350
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 290
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
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 34
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3 to 34
49 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 68 to 590
120 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 36
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 41
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 55
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 16
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.5 to 97.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.025 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0

Comparable Variants