AWS ER90S-B3 vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10
Both AWS ER90S-B3 and ASTM A356 grade 10 are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER90S-B3 and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
74 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
670 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.1 | |
3.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
23 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 60 | |
59 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 6.0 | |
5.9 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1000 | |
480 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.12 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 2.3 to 2.7 | |
2.0 to 2.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 93.5 to 95.9 | |
94.4 to 96.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |