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AWS ER120S-1 vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both AWS ER120S-1 and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER120S-1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
96

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.6
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 96.1
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.8
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.65
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
1.7 to 2.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0