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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C21000 Brass

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
13 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
9.6 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2