Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Both grade 250 maraging steel and ASTM A588 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 A588 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 to 1060 | |
350 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
250 to 260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
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 | |
2.3 to 2.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
1.5 to 1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
50 to 51 |
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 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
19 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
16 |