ASTM A202 Steel vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel
Both ASTM A202 steel and grade 300 maraging steel are iron alloys. There are 23 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 ASTM A202 steel and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
| 6.5 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 410 | |
| 640 to 1190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 670 | |
| 1030 to 2030 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 360 | |
| 760 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 5.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 96 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 35 to 68 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 28 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 31 to 62 |