Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. ASTM A299 Steel
Both grade 250 maraging steel and ASTM A299 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 grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A299 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 600 to 1060 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
| 330 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
| 17 to 18 |