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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C49300 Brass

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C49300 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 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 1060
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
21 to 71
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5