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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. AWS BAu-6

AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAu-6 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.39
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
16

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
4.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
3.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
8.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Gold (Au), % 0
69.5 to 70.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21.5 to 22.5
Palladium (Pd), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15