Monel R-405 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel
Both Monel R-405 and grade CU5MCuC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 250 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 22.2 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 38 to 44 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |