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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. AWS E16-8-2

Both EN 1.8880 steel and AWS E16-8-2 are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E16-8-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
68 to 76.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0