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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C82200 Copper

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
55
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
49 to 66
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
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 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
1.0 to 2.0
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5