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Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C99500 Copper

Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.5 to 18
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 2030
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1990
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 68
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 43
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 62
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.5 to 2.0
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
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 68.4
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 19
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3