S32053 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-18

S32053 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

UNS S32053 Stainless Steel AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		83
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Chromium (Cr), %		22 to 24
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5

Iron (Fe), %		41.7 to 48.8
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		5.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.17 to 0.22
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010