C71640 Copper-nickel vs. Monel 400
C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71640 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is Monel 400.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 630 | |
| 540 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 460 | |
| 210 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 3.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 750 | |
| 140 to 1080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.2 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 17 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 61.7 to 67.8 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 32 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.024 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |