C82500 Copper vs. Monel 400
C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Monel 400 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82500 copper and the bottom bar is Monel 400.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 20 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 62 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 1100 | |
| 540 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 980 | |
| 210 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 20 | |
| 3.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 21 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 94 | |
| 140 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 4000 | |
| 140 to 1080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 35 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 27 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 38 | |
| 17 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.9 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.15 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.3 to 97.8 | |
| 28 to 34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 63 to 72 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.024 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |