ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel
Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. 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 ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 7.3 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 600 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 970 to 1800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 660 to 1740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 33 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 26 to 40 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 29 to 54 |