Monel K-500 vs. C17500 Copper
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 6.0 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 560 | |
| 170 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 200 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 170 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 200 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 24 to 53 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 24 to 54 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 30 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 120 to 2390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 9.7 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 11 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 95.6 to 97.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |