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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. AWS E2594

Both grade 300 maraging steel and AWS E2594 are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2594.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
53.8 to 63.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0