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238.0 Aluminum vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

238.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 238.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 76
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 430
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
32
Density, g/cm3 3.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.9
130 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 42
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
29 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.9 to 84.9
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.5
66.3 to 71.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 3.6 to 4.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020