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AWS E70C-B2L or E49C-B2L (W52130) Weld Metal

AWS E70C-B2L is a weld metal formulated for joining alloy steels. Cited properties are appropriate for the post-weld heat treated (PWHT) condition. E70C-B2L is the AWS designation for this material. W52130 is the UNS number.

It has a very low tensile strength among alloy steel welding fillers. In addition, it has a moderately low thermal conductivity and a moderately low base cost.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare AWS E70C-B2L to: alloy steel welding fillers (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

190 GPa 27 x 10⁶ psi

Elongation at Break

21 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Shear Modulus

73 GPa 11 x 10⁶ psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

580 MPa 84 x 10³ psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

460 MPa 66 x 10³ psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

260 J/g

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1460 °C 2660 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1420 °C 2580 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

39 W/m-K 23 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

13 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

7.5 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

8.6 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

3.0 % relative

Density

7.8 g/cm³ 490 lb/ft³

Embodied Carbon

1.6 kg CO₂/kg material

Embodied Energy

22 MJ/kg 9.3 x 10³ BTU/lb

Embodied Water

54 L/kg 6.4 gal/lb

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

3.0

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

110 MJ/m³

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

550 kJ/m³

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

20 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

20 points

Thermal Diffusivity

11 mm²/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

17 points

Alloy Composition

Iron (Fe)Fe		95.1 to 98
Chromium (Cr)Cr		1.0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn)Mn		0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo)Mo		0.4 to 0.65
Silicon (Si)Si		0.25 to 0.6
Copper (Cu)Cu		0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni)Ni		0 to 0.2
Carbon (C)C		0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S)S		0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V)V		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P)P		0 to 0.025
Residualsres.		0 to 0.5