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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. AWS E409Nb

Both SAE-AISI 1012 steel and AWS E409Nb are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 SAE-AISI 1012 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E409Nb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 31
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
80.2 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030