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EN AC-45100 Aluminum vs. Monel K-500

EN AC-45100 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 EN AC-45100 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
160
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.8
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 82 to 99
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 360
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 320
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 470
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1100
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.5 to 7.6
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 710
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 39
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 88 to 92.8
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 2.6 to 3.6
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
63 to 70.4
Silicon (Si), % 4.5 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.85
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0