Monel K-500 vs. C72200 Copper-nickel
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C72200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 48 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 350 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 6.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 6.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 12 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 78.1 to 84.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |