Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Both grade 300 maraging steel and ASTM A302 alloy steel are iron alloys. There are 23 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 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.5 to 18 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 640 to 1190 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 2030 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1990 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 68 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 62 | |
| 17 to 18 |