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AWS E320LR vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both AWS E320LR and ACI-ASTM CC50 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320LR and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 42.5
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040