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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C52100 Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
13 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
14 to 28

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
89.8 to 93
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
7.0 to 9.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5