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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER70S-A1

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and AWS ER70S-A1 are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER70S-A1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5