Grade 300 Maraging Steel vs. C19010 Copper
Grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C19010 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 300 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C19010 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.5 to 18 | |
| 2.4 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 640 to 1190 | |
| 210 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 to 2030 | |
| 330 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1990 | |
| 260 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 7.3 to 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 35 to 68 | |
| 10 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 62 | |
| 12 to 23 |
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 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 97.3 to 99.04 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65 to 68.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 0.8 to 1.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.010 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |