Monel R-405 vs. C23400 Brass
Monel R-405 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C23400 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 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel R-405 and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 370 to 640 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.9 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 12 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 28 to 34 | |
| 81 to 84 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 72 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.025 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 15.7 to 19 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |