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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and grade 300 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 grade HI steel and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
65 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020