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AWS E209 vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Both AWS E209 and grade VDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 24
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 51.5 to 64.3
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25