AWS E90C-B3 vs. EN 1.7383 Steel
Both AWS E90C-B3 and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E90C-B3 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7383 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 560 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 | |
| 300 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.7 | |
| 5.6 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 970 | |
| 240 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.12 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.4 to 96.4 | |
| 94.3 to 96.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |