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C12900 Copper vs. Monel K-500

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12900 copper and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
160
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
25 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
61
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
430 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
640 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
310 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
50
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
180 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
300 to 2420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
19 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
63 to 70.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85