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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. AWS E349

Both EN 1.6526 steel and AWS E349 are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E349.

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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 520 to 1460
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
60.5 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3