Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. R60901 Alloy
Grade 350 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
| 500 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
| 88 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
| 58 to 67 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.3 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 96.8 to 97.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.29 |