Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel
Both grade 350 maraging steel and EN 1.4938 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 to 1400 | |
| 540 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 870 to 1030 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
| 640 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 16 | |
| 18 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 31 to 37 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 30 to 35 |
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 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.2 to 64.6 | |
| 80.5 to 84.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.040 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.3 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.4 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |