SAE-AISI L6 Steel vs. AWS E33-31

Both SAE-AISI L6 steel and AWS E33-31 are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

SAE-AISI L6 (T61206) Low-Alloy Tool Steel AWS E33-31 (W33310) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 2090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		3.6
Base Metal Price, % relative		36

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		28
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		86

Embodied Water, L/kg		54
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 70
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.65 to 0.75
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0.6 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), %		31 to 35

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0.4 to 0.8

Iron (Fe), %		93.6 to 97.3
Iron (Fe), %		24.7 to 34.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		2.5 to 4.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 32

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.3 to 0.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

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