AWS E209 vs. EN 1.5515 Steel
Both AWS E209 and EN 1.5515 steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E209 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5515 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
490 to 1760 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 63 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
17 to 63 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 to 41 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
14 to 52 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0.35 to 0.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 24 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 51.5 to 64.3 | |
97.8 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 4.0 to 7.0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 12 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |