Monel K-500 vs. C66900 Brass
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C66900 brass belongs to the copper 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 1.1 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 290 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 460 to 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 330 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 860 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 850 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 3.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 3.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 4.6 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 460 to 2450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 15 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 16 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 14 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 62.5 to 64.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 11.5 to 12.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 22.5 to 26 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |