Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both grade 350 maraging steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 to 1400 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
| 230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 16 to 19 |