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AWS E209 vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

Both AWS E209 and EN 1.8523 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 AWS E209 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
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
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 24
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.5 to 64.3
93.5 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25