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Cesium Bromide vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel

Cesium bromide and grade 350 maraging steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cesium bromide is a ceramic material, while grade 350 maraging steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 4.4
8.2
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 16
190
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 7.5
75
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 2.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 48
12