Grade 200 Maraging Steel vs. C17300 Copper
Grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 200 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 to 18 | |
3.0 to 23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
45 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 to 890 | |
320 to 790 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1500 | |
500 to 1380 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 1490 | |
160 to 1200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
870 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.5 | |
9.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
40 to 88 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1240 to 5740 | |
110 to 5410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 51 | |
16 to 44 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 35 | |
16 to 31 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 45 | |
17 to 48 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
0 |
Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
95.5 to 97.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 67.8 to 71.8 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 17 to 19 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |