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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C17300 Copper

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Shear Strength, MPa 600 to 1060
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
40 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
16 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5