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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C87800 Brass

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. 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 grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5