Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. Grade 363 Molybdenum
Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 363 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is grade 363 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.5 to 18 | |
| 6.2 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 2030 | |
| 580 to 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1990 | |
| 350 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 43 to 57 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 68 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 62 | |
| 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 0.030 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 68.4 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 99.3 to 99.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.060 to 0.12 |