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AWS E240 vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both AWS E240 and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.9 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.015
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 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3