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S24000 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E240

Both S24000 stainless steel and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S24000 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, % 39
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 61.5 to 69
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030