AWS E80C-B3L vs. ASTM Grade HD Steel
Both AWS E80C-B3L and ASTM grade HD steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E80C-B3L and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HD steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 9.1 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
| 17 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 60 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.7 | |
| 29 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 44 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.5 to 96.5 | |
| 58.4 to 70 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 4.0 to 7.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |