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1085 Aluminum vs. Monel K-500

1085 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel 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 1085 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
160
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 39
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 22 to 49
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
61
Shear Strength, MPa 48 to 79
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 73 to 140
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 17 to 120
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 61
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 200
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
50
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.8 to 21
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2.1 to 110
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5 to 14
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 3.3 to 6.1
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 99.85 to 100
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
27 to 33
Gallium (Ga), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 70.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.85
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0

Comparable Variants