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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-29

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-29.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
710
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
22.5 to 25.5
Indium (In), % 0
14 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
60.5 to 62.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010