A ultra-high-strength, precipitation-hardened maraging steel with exceptional damage tolerance, designed for critical aerospace and defense applications where fracture resistance and fatigue performance are paramount. The high nickel (9.8%) and molybdenum (1.9%) content, combined with controlled carbon (0.09%) and chromium (8.0%), produces a material that achieves extreme yield strength while maintaining modest ductility—a balance rarely achieved in conventional alloys. This composition is typically chosen over competing high-strength steels (4340, 300M) when engineers need superior fracture toughness-to-strength ratios, excellent cryogenic performance, and repeatable precision in demanding structural applications.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elongation at Break(εf) | 12.00 | - | — | ||
Ultimate Tensile Strength(σUTS) | 1.599 | GPa | — | ||
Yield Strength (0.2% offset)(σy) | 1.556 | GPa | — |