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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C12500 Copper

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C12500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
5.6 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
9.1 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3