Monel R-405 vs. C61900 Bronze
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C61900 bronze 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 370 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 570 to 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 79 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 230 to 430 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 83.6 to 88.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 3.0 to 4.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |