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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E240

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 EN 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 57
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030