AWS ER110S-1 vs. AWS E120C-K4
Both AWS ER110S-1 and AWS E120C-K4 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-welded condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER110S-1 and the bottom bar is AWS E120C-K4.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 | |
| 950 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 | |
| 840 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 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 | 47 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
| 3.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 55 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1460 | |
| 1880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.65 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.8 to 96.3 | |
| 92.1 to 98.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.8 | |
| 0.75 to 2.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.55 | |
| 0.25 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.9 to 2.6 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |