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C26200 Brass vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 250 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
600 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
130 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
29 to 54

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
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
66.3 to 71.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 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
0.3 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0