AWS E90C-B9 vs. EN 1.7233 Steel
Both AWS E90C-B9 and EN 1.7233 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 E90C-B9 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7233 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 700 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 380 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 3.3 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 110 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 | |
| 380 to 1630 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 25 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 21 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0.39 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 84.4 to 90.9 | |
| 96.2 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.85 to 1.2 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |