SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. AWS BNi-6

SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 L3 steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

SAE-AISI L3 (T61203) Low-Alloy Tool Steel AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 2250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.5
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		53
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18 to 67
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.7
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		95.5 to 97.3
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Vanadium (V), %		0.1 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5