Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. Monel K-500
Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.5 to 18 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 61 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 640 to 1190 | |
| 430 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 2030 | |
| 640 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1990 | |
| 310 to 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 180 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 68 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 19 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 62 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 2.3 to 3.2 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 68.4 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 63 to 70.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.35 to 0.85 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |