EN 1.3555 Steel vs. AWS E310
Both EN 1.3555 steel and AWS E310 are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
620 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
1360 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
26 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
65 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 90 | |
200 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
28 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
0.080 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
25 to 28 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 85.4 to 87.7 | |
44.5 to 53.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
1.0 to 2.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.2 to 3.6 | |
20 to 22.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0 |