AWS E70C-Ni2 vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel
Both AWS E70C-Ni2 and SAE-AISI M48 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E70C-Ni2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 | |
890 to 2390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1670 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
420 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.3 | |
48 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
13 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
190 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
160 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
28 to 76 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
23 to 45 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
26 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
1.4 to 1.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
3.5 to 4.0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 94.1 to 98.3 | |
63.8 to 69.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
4.8 to 5.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.8 to 2.8 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
0.15 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
2.8 to 3.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |