EN 1.6771 Steel vs. AWS E2553
Both EN 1.6771 steel and AWS E2553 are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.6771 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2553.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 8.7 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1180 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 21 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 4.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 58 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.5 | |
| 40 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 41 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 35 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.27 to 0.33 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.2 to 95 | |
| 55.2 to 64.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 2.9 to 3.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 6.5 to 8.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |