C18600 Copper vs. Monel R-405
C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel 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 C18600 copper and the bottom bar is Monel R-405.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 9.1 to 39 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 62 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 340 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 580 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 520 | |
| 190 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 280 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 70 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 71 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 58 | |
| 49 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1060 to 1180 | |
| 120 to 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 81 | |
| 5.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 99.55 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.025 to 0.060 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |