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