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C61800 Bronze vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310
640 to 1190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
65 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0