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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. Grade 350 Maraging Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and grade 350 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI M43 steel and the bottom bar is grade 350 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
1140 to 2420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
38 to 82
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
29 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
35 to 74

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), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
61.2 to 64.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.3 to 1.6
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants