Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C17300 Copper
Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 C17300 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 3.0 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 710 to 1400 | |
| 320 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 500 to 1380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
| 160 to 1200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
| 40 to 88 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 16 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 16 to 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 17 to 48 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
| 0 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 95.5 to 97.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.2 to 64.6 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.3 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |