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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C62500 Bronze

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C62500 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 C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 640 to 1190
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
6.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
12.5 to 13.5
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
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
0
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