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C99400 Brass vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 C99400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
29 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
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
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
66.3 to 71.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0