S30601 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E430

Both S30601 stainless steel and AWS E430 are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E430.

UNS S30601 (Alloy 611) Stainless Steel AWS E430 (W43010) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		37
Elongation at Break, %		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		20
Base Metal Price, % relative		9.0

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31

Embodied Water, L/kg		150
Embodied Water, L/kg		120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		18
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		18

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 18
Chromium (Cr), %		15 to 18

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		56.9 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), %		77.8 to 85

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		17 to 18
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.6

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		5.0 to 5.6
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.013
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030