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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C51100 Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
18 to 140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
12 to 26

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
Cobalt (Co), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5