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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and grade 350 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.8879 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, % 16
4.1 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 510
710 to 1400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
1140 to 2420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
830 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
98 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
38 to 82
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
35 to 74

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
61.2 to 64.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
18 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 1.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020