AWS E209 vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

Both AWS E209 and ACI-ASTM CB30 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E209 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

AWS E209 (W32210) Weld Metal ACI-ASTM CB30 (J91803) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		21
Base Metal Price, % relative		10

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		33

Embodied Water, L/kg		180
Embodied Water, L/kg		130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		33
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		20

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.3

Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 24
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.2

Iron (Fe), %		51.5 to 64.3
Iron (Fe), %		72.9 to 82

Manganese (Mn), %		4.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.5 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 12
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 2.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040

Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), %		0