ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel
Both ASTM A148 cast steel and grade 300 maraging steel are iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 300 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
| 6.5 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 1030 to 2030 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
| 760 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 5.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 35 to 68 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 28 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 31 to 62 |