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AWS BVAg-0 vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-0 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 321 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-0 and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
590 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.4
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.4
20 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.6
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65.3 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Silver (Ag), % 99.95 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0