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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both grade 250 maraging steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
8.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 1060
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
85 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
18 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0

Comparable Variants