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AWS BVAg-32 vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-32 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-32 and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
15

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 20 to 22
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
51.4 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Palladium (Pd), % 23 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Silver (Ag), % 53 to 55
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0