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Monel 400 vs. 1050A Aluminum

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 1050A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is 1050A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
68
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
1.1 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
22 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
26
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
44 to 97
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
68 to 170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
22 to 150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
650
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
59
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
1.9 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
3.7 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
6.9 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
14 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
3.0 to 7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.5 to 100
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.070

Comparable Variants