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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C91600 Bronze

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C91600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0