AWS E410 vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel
Both AWS E410 and ASTM A387 grade 9 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E410 and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 440 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 87 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 | |
| 140 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.5 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.2 to 89 | |
| 87.1 to 90.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |