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AWS E385 vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

Both AWS E385 and EN 1.7380 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
19 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
5.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 41.8 to 50.1
94.6 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.2 to 5.2
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010