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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. AWS E309Nb

Both ASTM grade HE steel and AWS E309Nb are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 E309Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
54.8 to 64.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
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