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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. AWS E316

Both EN 1.3555 steel and AWS E316 are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
58.6 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0