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AWS BVAu-7 vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (22, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-7 and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.38
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
910 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.7
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.1
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Gold (Au), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
70.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24.5 to 25.5
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Palladium (Pd), % 23.9 to 26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0