EN 1.1191 Steel vs. AWS E318
Both EN 1.1191 steel and AWS E318 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1191 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E318.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 17 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 700 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 99.08 | |
| 57.6 to 69.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |