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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. AWS E320LR

Both ASTM grade HE steel and AWS E320LR are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 E320LR.

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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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
32.7 to 42.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015