AWS E120C-K4 vs. AWS E383
Both AWS E120C-K4 and AWS E383 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-welded condition. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 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 E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is AWS E383.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 950 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 6.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 89 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.65 | |
| 26.5 to 29 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.6 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 98.4 | |
| 28.8 to 39.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 3.2 to 4.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |