AWS E383 vs. Grade TDC Steel

Both AWS E383 and grade TDC steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E383 and the bottom bar is grade TDC steel.

AWS E383 (W88028) Weld Metal Grade TDC Spring Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		12
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		51

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		37
Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		89
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19

Embodied Water, L/kg		240
Embodied Water, L/kg		47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		60

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		40

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		14

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.6 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		26.5 to 29
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3

Copper (Cu), %		0.6 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		28.8 to 39.2
Iron (Fe), %		98 to 99.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.2 to 4.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 33
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.35

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020