AWS E80C-B2 vs. ASTM A232 Spring Steel
Both AWS E80C-B2 and ASTM A232 spring steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 E80C-B2 and the bottom bar is ASTM A232 spring steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
14 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
1790 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 | |
1610 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
52 |
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 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
2.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
250 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
64 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
42 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
53 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.12 | |
0.48 to 0.53 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
0.8 to 1.1 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.3 to 97.9 | |
96.8 to 97.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |