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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C33500 Brass

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C33500 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 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C33500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
3.0 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
340 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
120 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
8.0 to 160
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 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
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), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
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
33.8 to 37.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4