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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C81500 Copper

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1080
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
56
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5