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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C44300 Brass

Grade 350 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 350 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 1140 to 2420
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

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
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
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), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
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), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4