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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
27 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
7.7 to 8.3
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 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5