Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
Both grade 250 maraging steel and ASTM A217 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 to 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
| 540 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
| 270 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 2.4 to 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
| 1.5 to 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 47 to 87 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 16 | |
| 2.5 to 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
| 16 to 20 |