ASTM A572 Steel vs. AWS E320LR
Both ASTM A572 steel and AWS E320LR are iron alloys. 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 A572 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320LR.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 6.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 87 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 15 |