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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Rockwell C Hardness 28
30 to 53
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440
600 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
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), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
66.3 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
17 to 19
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020