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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Both grade 300 maraging steel and EN 1.3538 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
22 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.7 to 2.0
Cobalt (Co), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0