Grade 200 Maraging Steel vs. Grade 364 Molybdenum
Grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 364 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 200 maraging steel and the bottom bar is grade 364 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 18 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1500 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 1490 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.5 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1240 to 5740 | |
| 200 to 630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 51 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 35 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 45 | |
| 19 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.010 to 0.040 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.8 to 71.8 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
| 99.2 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |