Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both grade 250 maraging steel and ASTM A514 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 A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 600 to 1060 | |
| 490 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
| 790 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
| 690 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| 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 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
| 23 to 24 |