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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. AWS E80C-B8

Both EN 1.3553 steel and AWS E80C-B8 are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
85.5 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5