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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. AWS E320LR

Both EN 1.8550 steel and AWS E320LR are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320LR.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
32.7 to 42.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015