Monel R-405 vs. C63600 Bronze
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C63600 bronze 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 C63600 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 39 | |
| 30 to 66 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 320 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 410 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 150 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 980 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 57 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 170 | |
| 98 to 290 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 370 | |
| 100 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 93 to 96.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |