AWS E308 vs. R05240 Alloy
AWS E308 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 AWS E308 and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 150 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 57 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 210 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 6.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 5.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 6.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.9 to 72.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 35 to 42 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 57.9 to 65 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |