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Monel 400 vs. EN AC-44500 Aluminum

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN AC-44500 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-44500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
72
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
1.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.9
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
83.7 to 89.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
10.5 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25