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SAE-AISI A8 Steel vs. AWS E320

Both SAE-AISI A8 steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1920
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
38
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 73
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 68
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 62
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 4.8 to 5.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 88.5 to 91.9
31.8 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 1.7
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.75 to 1.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.5
0