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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. AWS E209

Both ASTM grade HE steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HE steel and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
20.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
51.5 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.5 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3