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EN 1.5024 Steel vs. AWS E240

Both EN 1.5024 steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5024 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1930
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
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 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030