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AWS BVAu-4 vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

AWS BVAu-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T6 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-4 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 100
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
9.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.6
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.2
21 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Gold (Au), % 81.5 to 82.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
55.9 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0