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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-29

EN 1.4557 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-29.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
73
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
710
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
22.5 to 25.5
Indium (In), % 0
14 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
60.5 to 62.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010