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C17300 Copper vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
75
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
640 to 1190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
65 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
18 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0