Monel K-500 vs. C96800 Copper
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 3.4 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 1010 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1120 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1060 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 33 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 3000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 35 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 87.1 to 90.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |