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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. AWS ER70S-B2L

Both EN 1.8523 steel and AWS ER70S-B2L are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 ER70S-B2L.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
450

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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
95.3 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.4 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5