ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 1 vs. AWS E2593
Both ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1 and AWS E2593 are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1 and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
| 22 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.8 | |
| 39 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.4 | |
| 52.7 to 62.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.44 to 0.65 | |
| 2.9 to 3.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |