AWS E33-31 vs. AWS ER90S-B3
Both AWS E33-31 and AWS ER90S-B3 are iron alloys. 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E33-31 and the bottom bar is AWS ER90S-B3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 4.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 86 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 60 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 44 | |
| 6.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 31 to 35 | |
| 2.3 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 24.7 to 34.8 | |
| 93.5 to 95.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 32 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |