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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. AWS E209

Both EN 1.8879 steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.8879 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
20.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
51.5 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
4.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
9.5 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0.1 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0