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ASTM A372 Grade H Steel vs. AWS E240

Both ASTM A372 grade H steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 ASTM A372 grade H steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.1
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030