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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C44300 Brass

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
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
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4