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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. AWS E312

Both EN 1.3555 steel and AWS E312 are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
52.3 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
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