AWS ER90S-B3 vs. EN 1.6553 Steel
Both AWS ER90S-B3 and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER90S-B3 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 710 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 | |
| 470 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 60 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1000 | |
| 600 to 1190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 21 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.12 | |
| 0.23 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.3 to 2.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.5 to 95.9 | |
| 95.6 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |