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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C61000 Bronze

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 1060
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
110 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
14 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
6.0 to 8.5
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5