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392.0 Aluminum vs. Monel K-500

392.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 392.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 75
160
Elongation at Break, % 0.86
25 to 36
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 670
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 670
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 580
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
50
Density, g/cm3 2.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 950
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.4
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 17
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 56
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 60
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 73.9 to 80.6
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 0.8
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
63 to 70.4
Silicon (Si), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.85
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0