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AWS BAu-5 vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

AWS BAu-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (21, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAu-5 and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 50
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
530 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 13
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.5
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.0
18 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Gold (Au), % 29.5 to 30.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35.5 to 36.4
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Palladium (Pd), % 33.5 to 34.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0