AWS ER80S-B2 vs. SAE-AISI 8115 Steel
Both AWS ER80S-B2 and SAE-AISI 8115 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 ER80S-B2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8115 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
| 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.2 |
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 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 86 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.12 | |
| 0.13 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.2 to 97.5 | |
| 97.4 to 98.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |