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AWS E385 vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Both AWS E385 and EN 1.3538 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 41.8 to 50.1
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.2 to 5.2
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030