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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C66900 Brass

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66900 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 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
4.6 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
14 to 23

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
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
11.5 to 12.5
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
22.5 to 26
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2