MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

6262 Aluminum vs. Monel R-405

6262 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 (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 6262 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
160
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 10
9.1 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90 to 110
210 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 240
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 390
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 360
190 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
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 44
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
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 1190
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 31
49 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530 to 940
120 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 48
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 39
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 18
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.7 to 97.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.040 to 0.14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
28 to 34
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.025 to 0.060
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0