Monel K-500 vs. C47940 Brass
Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C47940 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Monel K-500 and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 36 | |
| 14 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 700 | |
| 250 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 1100 | |
| 380 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 880 | |
| 160 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| 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 | |
| 68 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 2420 | |
| 120 to 740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 35 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.8 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.3 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 63 to 66 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 63 to 70.4 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 28.1 to 34.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |