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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. CC331G Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC331G 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 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is CC331G bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
8.5 to 10.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0