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7116 Aluminum vs. Monel 400

7116 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 7116 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, % 7.8
20 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
62
Shear Strength, MPa 220
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
540 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
210 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 46
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
140 to 1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 94.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.1
28 to 34
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 72
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.024
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 5.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0