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7010 Aluminum vs. Monel K-500

7010 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel K-500 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 7010 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
160
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 6.8
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 190
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 340
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 590
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 540
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 480
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1120
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 33
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1230 to 2130
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 54
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47 to 52
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.9 to 90.6
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.1 to 2.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
63 to 70.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0.35 to 0.85
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 6.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0