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AWS E240 vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both AWS E240 and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E240 and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
43.5 to 46.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030