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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C69430 Brass

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69430 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 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C69430 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
80
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.030 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
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
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
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 16.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5