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AWS E209 vs. EN 1.8838 Steel

Both AWS E209 and EN 1.8838 steel 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E209 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8838 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 24
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 51.5 to 64.3
95 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 12
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.14