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AWS E209 vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Both AWS E209 and EN 1.3538 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E209 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 24
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 51.5 to 64.3
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0