AWS E312 vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Both AWS E312 and EN 1.3551 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E312 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

AWS E312 (W31310) Weld Metal EN 1.3551 (80MoCrV42-16) High-Temperature Bearing Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		75

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1490

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		20
Base Metal Price, % relative		9.0

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		71

Embodied Water, L/kg		200
Embodied Water, L/kg		82

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		31
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		18

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0.77 to 0.85

Chromium (Cr), %		28 to 32
Chromium (Cr), %		3.9 to 4.3

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		52.3 to 63.5
Iron (Fe), %		88.8 to 91.1

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.35

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 4.5

Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.25

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.9 to 1.1