AWS E309Nb vs. AWS E320

Both AWS E309Nb and AWS E320 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-welded condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 AWS E309Nb and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

AWS E309Nb (W30917) Weld Metal AWS E320 (W88021) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		34
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		25
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		64
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		91

Embodied Water, L/kg		180
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		25
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		28

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		22 to 25
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		54.8 to 64.8
Iron (Fe), %		31.8 to 43.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36

Niobium (Nb), %		0.7 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030