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Grey Cast Iron vs. Grade 250 Maraging Steel

Both grey cast iron and grade 250 maraging steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 grey cast iron and the bottom bar is grade 250 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Compressive (Crushing) Strength, MPa 570 to 1290
730 to 1660
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
7.3 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
75
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
600 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
970 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
660 to 1740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
32
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
130 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
33 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
26 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
29 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.0 to 8.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
66.3 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020