ASTM A209 Steel vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel
Both ASTM A209 steel and grade 350 maraging steel are iron alloys. There are 23 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 ASTM A209 steel and the bottom bar is grade 350 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 4.1 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 310 | |
| 710 to 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 460 | |
| 1140 to 2420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 250 | |
| 830 to 2300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 74 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 130 | |
| 98 to 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 38 to 82 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 29 to 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 35 to 74 |