EN 1.5682 Steel vs. AWS E240

Both EN 1.5682 steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

EN 1.5682 (X10Ni9) Nickel Steel AWS E240 (W32410) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		21
Elongation at Break, %		17

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42

Embodied Water, L/kg		63
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.13
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		88.7 to 91.1
Iron (Fe), %		58.6 to 68.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		10.5 to 13.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 6.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), %		0