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AWS E240 vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

Both AWS E240 and SAE-AISI M52 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E240 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M52 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
25 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.5 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
84.4 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
4.0 to 4.9
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.3