The buzzword “Maraging Steel” has been bandied in the golf
equipment world for many years. But what exactly does Maraging
Steel mean and how does it pertain to golf clubs? Jeff Summitt
separates the fact from the fiction.  A number of name brand
golf manufacturing are currently using maraging steel in their
premium performing golf clubs lines. These will have specific
names such as Carpenter 455 or 465 steel just to name a few.
Carpenter Steel is a leading international manufacturer of
specialty alloys and the trade name, just like Clorox, Kleenex
or Xerox is to their family of products. Chinese steel companies
where the vast majority of golf clubs are produced, make their
own equivalents of maraging steel, but use slightly different
chemical compositions. This provides the same performance at
slightly less cost.  The purpose of utilizing thin maraging
steel face inserts allow the face to flex to produce a high
coefficient of restitution or rebound effect, just like the use
of titanium in modern drivers as a