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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C61400 Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61400 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 C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
6.0 to 8.0
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
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5