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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C14300 Copper

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 1060
150 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
220 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
76 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
9.0 to 72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
6.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
9.1 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
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
99.9 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0