Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. Grade CW6M Nickel
Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 25% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 16 |
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 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.2 to 64.6 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 54.9 to 66 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.3 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |