SAE-AISI 1340 Steel vs. AWS E80C-B8
Both SAE-AISI 1340 steel and AWS E80C-B8 are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 SAE-AISI 1340 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E80C-B8.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 23 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 730 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 620 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 9.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 89 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 110 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 1040 | |
| 740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 26 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.43 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 97.9 | |
| 85.5 to 90.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.25 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |