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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C23400 Brass

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 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 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C23400 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
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
12 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), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.7 to 19
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2