Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C71640 Copper-nickel
Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 250 maraging steel and the bottom bar is C71640 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 52 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 970 to 1800 | |
| 490 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 1740 | |
| 190 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 61 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 40 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 54 | |
| 16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 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 | |
| 61.7 to 67.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.3 to 71.1 | |
| 1.7 to 2.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.6 to 5.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |