AWS E90C-B9 vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel
Both AWS E90C-B9 and SAE-AISI 6150 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 E90C-B9 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 15 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 630 to 1200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 420 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 to 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 91 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 | |
| 460 to 3590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 22 to 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 20 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0.48 to 0.53 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 84.4 to 90.9 | |
| 96.7 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.85 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |