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C34000 Brass vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel

C34000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34000 brass and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
970 to 1500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
33 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
29 to 45

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
8.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
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
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 33 to 37.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0