ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co vs. AWS BVPd-1

ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and the bottom bar is AWS BVPd-1.

ASTM F15 (1.3981, K94610) Fe-Ni-Co Sealing Alloy AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.37

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		56

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		520 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.0
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		32 to 55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.1
Aluminum (Al), %		0

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), %		33.9 to 36

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		50.3 to 56
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		28 to 30
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		64 to 66

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), %		0

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

Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), %		0