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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. AWS E240

Both EN 1.8505 steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.8505 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, % 13
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
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), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030