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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C46500 Brass

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 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 C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
99 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
13 to 20

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
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4