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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. Solder Alloy 134

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while solder alloy 134 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is solder alloy 134.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
31
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
11
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
38

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
41
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
190
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
100
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
820

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
1.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
3.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.0010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
2.0 to 2.4
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.030
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.25
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.080
Gold (Au), % 0
0 to 0.050
Indium (In), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0
56.5 to 58.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
39.5 to 40.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0