Grade 350 Maraging Steel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel
Both grade 350 maraging steel and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 350 maraging steel and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.1 to 18 | |
2.2 to 11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.28 |
Rockwell C Hardness | 34 to 60 | |
29 to 63 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 710 to 1400 | |
410 to 1410 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1140 to 2420 | |
680 to 2470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 to 2300 | |
450 to 2290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
280 |
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 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
18 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
55 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 16 | |
25 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 190 | |
48 to 130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 to 82 | |
24 to 86 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 to 49 | |
22 to 51 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 35 to 74 | |
23 to 84 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0.15 to 0.5 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
0 |
Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 13 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 11.5 to 12.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 3.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 61.2 to 64.6 | |
65 to 76 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
3.0 to 5.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 19 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 1.3 to 1.6 | |
0.5 to 1.2 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |