EN 1.7231 Steel vs. AWS ER80S-B8
Both EN 1.7231 steel and AWS ER80S-B8 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 12 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 930 | |
| 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 570 to 800 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 8.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 89 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 100 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 870 to 1700 | |
| 720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 33 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.1 | |
| 85.6 to 90.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |