Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1146 Steel
Both grade 350 maraging steel and SAE-AISI 1146 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1146 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 to 1400 | |
| 410 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 670 to 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
| 360 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| 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 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
| 93 to 97 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 20 to 22 |
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 | |
| 0.42 to 0.49 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.2 to 64.6 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.3 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |