EN 1.5113 Steel vs. AWS E209

Both EN 1.5113 steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 E209.

EN 1.5113 (8MnSi7) Silicon Steel AWS E209 (W32210) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		11 to 18
Elongation at Break, %		17

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.0
Base Metal Price, % relative		21

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63

Embodied Water, L/kg		48
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 24

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		97 to 97.5
Iron (Fe), %		51.5 to 64.3

Manganese (Mn), %		1.6 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 7.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 12

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.9 to 1.1
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3