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AWS E383 vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both AWS E383 and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E383 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
2.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 26.5 to 29
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.6 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 28.8 to 39.2
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.2 to 4.2
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 33
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15