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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. Grade 15 Babbitt Metal

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 15 Babbitt Metal belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 grade 15 Babbitt Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
8.2

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
46
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
280
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
840

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
14.5 to 17.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
79 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0