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C21000 Brass vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
640 to 1190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
65 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0