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CC755S Brass vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

CC755S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron 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 CC755S brass and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.5
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 820
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 59.5 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
65 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.2 to 1.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 35.8 to 38.9
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020