C27000 Brass vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel
C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 350 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 350 maraging steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
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 | |
1140 to 2420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
39 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
5.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
74 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
160 |
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 | |
38 to 82 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
29 to 49 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 22 | |
35 to 74 |
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 | |
11.5 to 12.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 68.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
61.2 to 64.6 |
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 | |
1.3 to 1.6 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 31 to 37 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |