AWS E240 vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both AWS E240 and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E240 and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

AWS E240 (W32410) Weld Metal Type 1 (K94490) Iron-Nickel Soft Magnetic Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

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

Elongation at Break, %		17
Elongation at Break, %		4.0 to 38

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		77

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		58.6 to 68.4
Iron (Fe), %		50.7 to 56.5

Manganese (Mn), %		10.5 to 13.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		43.5 to 46.5

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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