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Grade 250 Maraging Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

Grade 250 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 bronze 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.3 to 17
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970 to 1800
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1740
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
58 to 61
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 61
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 40
21 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 54
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.15
10 to 11.5
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
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 71.1
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
3.0 to 5.5
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