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C27000 Brass vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
1030 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
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), % 63 to 68.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
65 to 68.4
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
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), % 31 to 37
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0