Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. Nickel Beryllium 360
Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel beryllium 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is nickel beryllium 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
| 1.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 600 to 1060 | |
| 510 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
| 780 to 1860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
| 380 to 1590 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
| 12 to 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
| 26 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
| 23 to 41 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
| 19 to 46 |