Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C34500 Brass
Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 12 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 to 1400 | |
| 220 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 340 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
| 120 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 910 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 24 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
| 42 to 75 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
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| 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 | |
| 62 to 65 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.2 to 64.6 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| 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 | |
| 32 to 36.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |