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AWS BVAu-2 vs. SAE-AISI H23 Steel

AWS BVAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H23 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H23 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
760 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 92
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 180
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
8.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.1
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.4
24 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.6
21 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.1
23 to 47

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.8
Copper (Cu), % 19.5 to 20.5
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 79.5 to 80.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
71.3 to 76.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
11 to 12.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0