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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Both grade 300 maraging steel and EN 1.4560 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0