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AWS BVAg-31 vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-31 and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 90
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.0
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
40

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 31 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
78.5 to 83.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Palladium (Pd), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 57 to 59
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0