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Grade 200 Maraging Steel vs. AWS BVAg-6b

Grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 grade 200 maraging steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1500
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
49
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 51
5.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 45
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
49 to 51
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
49 to 51
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0