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AWS E2595 vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

Both AWS E2595 and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 AWS E2595 and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
970 to 1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
29 to 54

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 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 64.5
66.3 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.5
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
17 to 19
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020