MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E320LR vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

Both AWS E320LR and SAE-AISI P6 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E320LR and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
4.6
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 42.5
92.9 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.35 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 36
3.3 to 3.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030