AWS E349 vs. AWS E630
Both AWS E349 and AWS E630 are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E349 and the bottom bar is AWS E630.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
8.0 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
1040 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
14 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
40 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 24 | |
18 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
37 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
29 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
4.5 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
28 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.13 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
16 to 16.8 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
3.3 to 4.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.5 to 71.1 | |
71.6 to 75.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
0.25 to 0.75 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
4.5 to 5.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.75 to 1.2 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 1.3 to 1.8 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |