AWS E383 vs. EN 1.5701 Steel
Both AWS E383 and EN 1.5701 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E383 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5701 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
430 to 1300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
45 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 89 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 240 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
15 to 46 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
16 to 34 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
13 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.090 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26.5 to 29 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 28.8 to 39.2 | |
97.2 to 98.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 33 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.025 |