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AWS BVAg-30 vs. EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-30 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4458 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-30 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
12

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 25.5 to 28.5
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
40.2 to 53
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Palladium (Pd), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 67 to 69
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0