R05240 Alloy vs. AWS E312
R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E312 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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 R05240 alloy and the bottom bar is AWS E312.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 150 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 57 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.8 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 14 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.3 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.8 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 28 to 32 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 52.3 to 63.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 35 to 42 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 57.9 to 65 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |