ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. AWS E110C-K3
Both ASTM A283 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 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, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 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 53 | |
| 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 | |
| 9.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 1550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 26 |