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Monel 400 vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 32% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel 400 and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
110
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 40
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 290
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 780
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 590
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
35
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 180
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1080
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 25
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 28 to 34
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 63 to 72
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.024
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3