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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C53800 Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
31

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
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2