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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-31

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
4.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
7.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
31 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
57 to 59
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010