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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

Both grade 250 maraging steel and EN 1.5538 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 1.5538 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
530 to 1810

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
2.0
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
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
19 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
16 to 53

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
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.5
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 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