AWS E309H vs. EN 1.7218 Steel
Both AWS E309H and EN 1.7218 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E309H and the bottom bar is EN 1.7218 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 500 to 1550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 18 to 55 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 15 to 46 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.15 | |
| 0.22 to 0.29 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 25 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 55.8 to 65.5 | |
| 96.2 to 98.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| 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 |