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Monel 400 vs. 5082 Aluminum

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 5082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is 5082 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
67
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
110 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
25
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 490
210 to 230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
300 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
4.0 to 4.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
670 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
39 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
43 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.5 to 96
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15