ASTM A414 Steel vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel
Both ASTM A414 steel and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A414 steel and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 26 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 370 | |
| 600 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 590 | |
| 970 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 350 | |
| 660 to 1740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 130 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 33 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 20 | |
| 26 to 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 29 to 54 |