Monel K-500 vs. C75700 Nickel Silver
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 C75700 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 3.2 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 590 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 470 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 19 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 930 to 1410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 22 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 19.2 to 25.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |