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AWS E240 vs. EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E240 and EN 1.4477 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 EN 1.4477 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
22 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
880 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
41
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015