Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. C55280 Copper
Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55280 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C55280 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 790 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 67 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 5.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 7.4 |
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), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 90.5 to 91.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.2 to 64.6 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 6.8 to 7.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| 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 0.15 |