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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-31

EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
4.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
7.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
31 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
57 to 59
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010