Monel K-500 vs. C68800 Brass
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 33% 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 2.0 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 41 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 380 to 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 570 to 890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 390 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 18 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 to 260 | |
| 16 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 710 to 2860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 19 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 3.0 to 3.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.55 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 70.8 to 75.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| 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 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 21.3 to 24.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |