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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

Both EN 1.4378 stainless steel and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel 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, % 14 to 34
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
600 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
130 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
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 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
66.3 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
17 to 19
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020