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AWS E240 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E240 and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 68.4
65 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 13.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 10
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 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2