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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C69400 Brass

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69400 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 C69400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
80
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
20

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
80 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
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
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.5 to 16.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5