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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.4525 stainless 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, % 5.6 to 13
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
130 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
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 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
66.3 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
17 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants