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Monel 400 vs. EN AC-43000 Aluminum

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-43000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 Monel 400 and the bottom bar is EN AC-43000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
71
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
1.1 to 2.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
68 to 76
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
180 to 270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
97 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
2.9 to 5.7
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
66 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
20 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
8.6 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87 to 90.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15