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AWS BVAu-4 vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

AWS BVAu-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-4 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 100
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.2
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 81.5 to 82.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
73.6 to 77.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0