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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. AWS E309Nb

Both EN 1.3538 steel and AWS E309Nb are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 EN 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E309Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
54.8 to 64.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030