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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. AWS E90C-B3

Both EN 1.8523 steel and AWS E90C-B3 are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E90C-B3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
93.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5