C70620 Copper-nickel vs. Monel R-405
C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70620 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 570 | |
| 540 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 18 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 20 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.5 to 90 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |