AWS E385 vs. EN 1.8835 Steel
Both AWS E385 and EN 1.8835 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E385 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8835 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.8 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 79 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19.5 to 21.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 41.8 to 50.1 | |
| 96.7 to 99.98 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 1.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.2 to 5.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.0080 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |