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AWS E430 vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Both AWS E430 and SAE-AISI T6 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 85
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1