ASTM A203 Steel vs. AWS E80C-B8
Both ASTM A203 steel and AWS E80C-B8 are iron alloys. There are 27 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 ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
19 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
25 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
9.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
6.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
2.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
89 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
740 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
6.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
17 |