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SAE-AISI A3 Steel vs. AWS E2593

Both SAE-AISI A3 steel and AWS E2593 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 2150
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 78
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.9
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 77
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 48
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 70
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 92
52.7 to 62.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.4
0