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SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

Both SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2210
970 to 1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 74
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 69
29 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.8 to 82.3
66.3 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.8 to 6.5
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), % 5.0 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants