Monel R-405 vs. C15500 Copper
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15500 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 R-405 and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 3.0 to 37 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 190 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 280 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 130 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 350 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 90 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 91 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 15 to 84 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 72 to 1210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 8.6 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 9.8 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 99.75 to 99.853 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.027 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |