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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. EN 1.5515 Steel

Both grade 250 maraging steel and EN 1.5515 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 1.5515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
490 to 1760

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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
17 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
18 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
14 to 52

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0.00080 to 0.0050
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
97.8 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0