ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel
Both ASTM A148 cast steel and grade 200 maraging 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 ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
| 9.1 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 970 to 1500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
| 690 to 1490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 3570 | |
| 1240 to 5740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 33 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 27 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 29 to 45 |