Monel K-500 vs. C48600 Brass
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C48600 brass belongs to the copper 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 Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C48600 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 180 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 280 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 110 to 170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 28 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 55 to 59 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 61 to 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 9.5 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 9.3 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.4 to 39.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |