C84400 Valve Metal vs. R05255 Alloy
C84400 valve metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05255 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C84400 valve metal and the bottom bar is R05255 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 72 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 6.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 630 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 58 | |
| 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.6 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 9.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.4 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.3 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78 to 82 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 95.9 to 98 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.3 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 7.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |