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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E240

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
14
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0