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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. Zamak 5

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 5 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 750 to 2400
600
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
6.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
33
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 190
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
9.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.025 to 0.080
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
94.3 to 95.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0