MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C55282 Copper vs. Monel K-500

C55282 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 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
640 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
21 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
19 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.3 to 3.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
63 to 70.4
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0