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AWS E240 vs. EN 1.0038 Steel

Both AWS E240 and EN 1.0038 steel 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E240 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
23 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
380 to 430

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
97.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045