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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. AWS E430Nb

Both EN 1.8151 steel and AWS E430Nb are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E430Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
76.2 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0