Grade 200 Maraging Steel vs. AWS ERNiCu-7
Grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 grade 200 maraging steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCu-7.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 18 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1500 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.5 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 51 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 35 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 45 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 18.3 to 36.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.8 to 71.8 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 62 to 69 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |