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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. CC491K Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC491K 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 CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
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
81 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0