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AWS E240 vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E240 and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
12 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
870 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.3 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35