R30556 Alloy vs. AWS E309
Both R30556 alloy and AWS E309 are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 R30556 alloy and the bottom bar is AWS E309.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
620 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
14 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.8 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
20 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
3.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 40 | |
25 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
4.0 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 23 | |
22 to 25 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 16 to 21 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 20.4 to 38.2 | |
55.8 to 65.5 |
Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0.5 to 2.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 22.5 | |
12 to 14 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0.3 to 1.3 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 2.0 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.0010 to 0.1 | |
0 |