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AWS E430 vs. AWS E240

Both AWS E430 and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E430 and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 85
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030