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6023 Aluminum vs. Monel 400

6023 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 6023 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, % 11
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 220
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 310
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
50
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 39
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 690
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 36
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94 to 97.7
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.5
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0.6 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.024
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0