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AWS E312 vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both AWS E312 and EN 1.7378 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3