ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. AWS E209

Both ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

ACI-ASTM CC50 (J92615) Cast Stainless Steel AWS E209 (W32210) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.27
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

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

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

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

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		21

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		39
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63

Embodied Water, L/kg		170
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		28
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		33

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 30
Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 24

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

Iron (Fe), %		62.9 to 74
Iron (Fe), %		51.5 to 64.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 7.0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 12

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

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