AWS ER70S-B2L vs. EN 1.0038 Steel
Both AWS ER70S-B2L and EN 1.0038 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER70S-B2L and the bottom bar is EN 1.0038 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
| 380 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 | |
| 200 to 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 72 to 88 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 530 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 12 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.3 to 97.6 | |
| 97.1 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.014 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |