SAE-AISI A6 Steel vs. AWS E320

Both SAE-AISI A6 steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 A6 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

SAE-AISI A6 (T30106) Air-Hardening Steel AWS E320 (W88021) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		750 to 1990
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		3.7
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		91

Embodied Water, L/kg		57
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		4.8
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		28

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 71
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25 to 65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.65 to 0.75
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		93 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), %		31.8 to 43.5

Manganese (Mn), %		1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030