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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E240

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030