Monel K-500 vs. C51000 Bronze
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C51000 bronze 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 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C51000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 2.7 to 64 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 250 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 330 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 130 to 750 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 77 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 7.0 to 490 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 75 to 2490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 10 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 12 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 92.9 to 95.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 5.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |