EN 1.3555 Steel vs. AWS E383

Both EN 1.3555 steel and AWS E383 are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 E383.

EN 1.3555 (13MoCrNi42-16-14) High-Temperature Bearing Steel AWS E383 (W88028) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		11
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		81
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		89

Embodied Water, L/kg		90
Embodied Water, L/kg		240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		18
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		40

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		3.9 to 4.3
Chromium (Cr), %		26.5 to 29

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), %		0.6 to 1.5

Iron (Fe), %		85.4 to 87.7
Iron (Fe), %		28.8 to 39.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 4.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.2 to 4.2

Nickel (Ni), %		3.2 to 3.6
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 33

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		1.0 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), %		0