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AWS E240 vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E240 and EN 1.4652 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
57
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
38.3 to 46.3
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.45 to 0.55
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 0.0050