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AWS E240 vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E240 and AISI 310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 AWS E240 and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
34 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
600 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030