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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. AWS E430

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and AWS E430 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E430.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
77.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0