Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 6.5 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 640 to 1190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 1030 to 2030 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 760 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 5.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 35 to 68 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 28 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 31 to 62 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 65 to 68.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 4.6 to 5.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |