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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. AWS E80C-B6

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and AWS E80C-B6 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1548 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
71

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
90.1 to 94.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5