AWS E240 vs. ASTM A182 Grade F11 Class 2
Both AWS E240 and ASTM A182 grade F11 class 2 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 AWS E240 and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F11 class 2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 22 | |
| 3.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.6 to 68.4 | |
| 95.8 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 10.5 to 13.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.44 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |