MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E630 vs. ASTM Grade HF Steel

Both AWS E630 and ASTM grade HF steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E630 and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HF steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
18 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
60 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
8.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040