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AWS E320 vs. SAE-AISI M52 Steel

Both AWS E320 and SAE-AISI M52 steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 E320 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M52 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 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
710 to 2280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
7.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 91
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
3.5 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 31.8 to 43.5
84.4 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
4.0 to 4.9
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.3