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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

Both grade FDSiCr steel and grade 300 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
1030 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
65 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020