AWS E312 vs. EN 1.1127 Steel
Both AWS E312 and EN 1.1127 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 E312 and the bottom bar is EN 1.1127 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 | |
| 660 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 21 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.34 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 32 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 52.3 to 63.5 | |
| 96.6 to 98.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |