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AWS E240 vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E240 and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E240 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
290

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0