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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9254 Steel

Both grade 250 maraging steel and SAE-AISI 9254 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 SAE-AISI 9254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 1060
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

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
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
20

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
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
96.1 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0