Monel 400 vs. C14520 Copper
Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14520 copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 40 | |
| 9.0 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 490 | |
| 170 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 780 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 590 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 320 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 85 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 85 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 1080 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 94 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 10 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 99.2 to 99.596 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.0040 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.024 | |
| 0 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |