AWS ER90S-B9 vs. Grade VDCrV Steel
Both AWS ER90S-B9 and grade VDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 ER90S-B9 and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 1730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 51 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
| 0.62 to 0.72 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 84.4 to 90.7 | |
| 97.8 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.85 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |