Model Engineering Glossary

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k (kilo)

The prefix k or kilo indicates the unit should be multiplied by 10³.

See also: Decimal Prefixes.

Key Metal

80 % Copper 5 % Lead 10 % Tin 5 % Zinc

Kingston Metal

6 % Copper 88 % Tin 6 % Mercury

Kirchoff's First Law

States that the algebraic sum of currents at a node is zero.

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Kneiss Metal

3 % Copper 42 % Lead 15 % Tin 40 % Zinc

Kuprodur

98.75 % Copper 0.75 % Nickel 0.5 % Silicon

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