AWS E80C-W2 vs. EN 1.6553 Steel
Both AWS E80C-W2 and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 27 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 E80C-W2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
19 to 21 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
710 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
470 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
2.7 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 | |
130 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 770 | |
600 to 1190 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
25 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
23 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
21 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0.23 to 0.28 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.45 to 0.7 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.3 to 0.75 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 94.9 to 98 | |
95.6 to 98.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.3 | |
0.6 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
0.4 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.35 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |