AWS E33-31 vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
Both AWS E33-31 and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E33-31 and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 | |
| 1690 to 1890 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 86 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 60 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 54 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.55 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 31 to 35 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 24.7 to 34.8 | |
| 97.5 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 32 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |