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C87500 Brass vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.1 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
970 to 1500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
690 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1240 to 5740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
33 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
29 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
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), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
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), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0