MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E240 vs. ASTM A182 Grade F36

Both AWS E240 and ASTM A182 grade F36 are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 AWS E240 and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F36.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
95 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020