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C87500 Brass vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
34
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
31 to 62

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
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
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), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0