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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. AWS E318

Both EN 1.3553 steel and AWS E318 are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E318.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
57.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0