EN 1.1221 Steel vs. AWS ER80S-B3L
Both EN 1.1221 steel and AWS ER80S-B3L are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B3L.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 21 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 870 | |
| 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 550 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| 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 | 48 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 4.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 60 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 67 to 130 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 to 800 | |
| 730 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 31 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.57 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 2.3 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.8 | |
| 93.6 to 96 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |