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AWS E312 vs. SAE-AISI S5 Steel

Both AWS E312 and SAE-AISI S5 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E312 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
680 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
2.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 52.3 to 63.5
93.6 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35