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AWS E430 vs. AISI 444 Stainless Steel

Both AWS E430 and AISI 444 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 AWS E430 and the bottom bar is AISI 444 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 85
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8