Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel
Both grade 250 maraging steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.4371 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
45 to 51 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 to 1060 | |
520 to 540 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
740 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
320 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 16 | |
20 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
270 to 310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
16 |
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 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
16 to 17.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 7.0 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 66.3 to 71.1 | |
66.7 to 74.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
6.0 to 8.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 17 to 19 | |
3.5 to 5.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |