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Monel 400 vs. 5052 Aluminum

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 31 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
68
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
26
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
120 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Calomel Potential, mV -80
-760
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.8 to 97.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants