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Grade VDC Steel vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

Both grade VDC 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 VDC 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 1700
1030 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
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), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
65 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020