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AWS BVAg-31 vs. S35045 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-31 and the bottom bar is S35045 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

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
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
29.4 to 42.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 37
Palladium (Pd), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 57 to 59
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0