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AWS E349 vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Both AWS E349 and EN 1.8873 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 AWS E349 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 71.1
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.65
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15