Monel K-500 vs. C61300 Bronze
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 34% 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 K-500 and the bottom bar is C61300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 550 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 6.0 to 7.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 88 to 91.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |