AWS ER80S-B2 vs. EN 1.7725 Steel
Both AWS ER80S-B2 and EN 1.7725 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER80S-B2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7725 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 830 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
| 610 to 860 |
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 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 980 to 1940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 29 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 24 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.12 | |
| 0.27 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.2 to 97.5 | |
| 95.7 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |