AWS E100C-K3 vs. Chromium 33
AWS E100C-K3 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E100C-K3 and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1290 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.6 to 98.5 | |
| 25.7 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |