EN 1.5113 Steel vs. AWS E16-8-2
Both EN 1.5113 steel and AWS E16-8-2 are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E16-8-2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14.5 to 16.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 97.5 | |
| 68 to 76.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 9.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |