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AWS BVAg-31 vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4986 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 EN 1.4986 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
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.0
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 31 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
59.4 to 66.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Palladium (Pd), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 57 to 59
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0