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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C42500 Brass

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42500 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 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
12 to 130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
12 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
11 to 22

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), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.1 to 11.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5