ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. AWS E110C-K3
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and AWS E110C-K3 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 A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is AWS E110C-K3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 52 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 9.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 1550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 26 |