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AWS E430 vs. SAE-AISI D3 Steel

Both AWS E430 and SAE-AISI D3 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E430 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.8 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
770 to 2050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 2.4
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
11 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 85
80.3 to 87
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.0