AWS E80C-B8 or E55C-B8 Weld Metal
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength620MPa
Yield Strength540MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.1%
CR
8.0 to 10.5%
NI
0 to 0.2%
MO
0.8 to 1.2%
MN
0.4 to 1.0%
SI
0.25 to 0.6%
P
0 to 0.025%
S
0 to 0.025%
CU
0 to 0.35%
V
0 to 0.030%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.5%
FE
85.5 to 90.6%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
19 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
75 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
620 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
540 MPa
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1450 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1410 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
25 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
6.9 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
9.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
11 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
740 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
22 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
6.5 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.1 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
28 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
28 MJ/kg 12 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
89 L/kg
Embodied Water
89 L/kg 11 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
AWS E80C-B8 or E55C-B8 Weld Metal