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AWS E430 vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Both AWS E430 and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E430 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 85
76.9 to 82.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
4.8 to 6.5
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
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.3 to 2.8