Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. Titanium 15-3-3-3
Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 15-3-3-3 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is titanium 15-3-3-3.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.3 to 17 | |
5.7 to 8.0 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 600 to 1060 | |
660 to 810 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
1120 to 1390 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
1100 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
390 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
1620 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1560 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
520 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
40 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
4.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
59 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
950 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
260 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
78 to 89 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
32 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
64 to 80 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
50 to 57 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
79 to 98 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0030 | |
0 |
Calcium (Ca), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 7.0 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 66.3 to 71.1 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 17 to 19 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.13 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
72.6 to 78.5 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |