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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAu-2

AISI 418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
92
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
2.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
7.1

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
19.4 to 20.5
Gold (Au), % 0
79.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15