ASTM A203 Steel vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and grade 200 maraging steel are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 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, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 9.1 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 600 to 890 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 970 to 1500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 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 | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 1240 to 5740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 33 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 27 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 29 to 45 |