AWS E70C-B2L vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2
Both AWS E70C-B2L and ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E70C-B2L and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 98 | |
| 96.4 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.44 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |