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Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. Zamak 7

Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 7 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 7.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 750 to 2400
410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
86
Elongation at Break, % 4.1 to 18
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
33
Shear Strength, MPa 710 to 1400
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140 to 2420
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830 to 2300
250

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
11
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
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38 to 82
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 49
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 74
8.6

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 0.0020
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 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 64.6
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0.0050 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.3 to 1.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
95.3 to 96.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0