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SAE-AISI P4 Steel vs. AWS E312

Both SAE-AISI P4 steel and AWS E312 are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 P4 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 1980
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 68
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 7.0
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 70
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 45
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 64
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 5.3
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 92.3 to 95.3
52.3 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030