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SAE-AISI O6 Steel vs. AWS ER80S-B8

Both SAE-AISI O6 steel and AWS ER80S-B8 are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 O6 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-B8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 71
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
89

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 69
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.6
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.7
85.6 to 90.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.1
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5