AWS E2595 vs. SAE-AISI M30 Steel
Both AWS E2595 and SAE-AISI M30 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 E2595 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M30 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 800 to 2170 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1550 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 61 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 42 | |
| 35 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 27 to 74 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 to 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 6.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 25 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.75 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.4 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 51.4 to 64.5 | |
| 75.2 to 80.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 7.8 to 9.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 1.3 to 2.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |