ASTM A372 Grade E Steel vs. AWS ER90S-B3
Both ASTM A372 grade E steel and AWS ER90S-B3 are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 A372 grade E steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER90S-B3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 22 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 910 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 4.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 60 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 160 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 810 | |
| 1000 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 32 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 2.3 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.3 | |
| 93.5 to 95.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |