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Grade 200 Maraging Steel vs. Zamak 2

Grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Zamak 2 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 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 grade 200 maraging steel and the bottom bar is Zamak 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 730 to 1260
640
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
87
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 18
6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
33
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 890
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1500
360
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690 to 1490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
6.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1240 to 5740
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 51
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 45
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
3.5 to 4.3
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
92.2 to 94
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0