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AWS E312 vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Both AWS E312 and EN 1.6553 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E312 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
19 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
710 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030