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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. AWS E312

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and AWS E312 are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
52.3 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030