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AWS E240 vs. EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E240 and EN 1.4980 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E240 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4980 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1030

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
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
49.2 to 58.5
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
24 to 27
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5