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AWS E630 vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 1 Steel

Both AWS E630 and SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 E630 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M3 class 1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1040
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
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 37
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
24 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 16.8
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.3 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.6 to 75.9
76.9 to 82.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
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