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SAE-AISI O2 Steel vs. AWS E320

Both SAE-AISI O2 steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 O2 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 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 2050
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 73
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 46
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.8
31.8 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.8
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
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 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0