AWS BVAg-29 vs. S44660 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44660 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is S44660 stainless steel.

AWS BVAg-29 (P07627) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS S44660 (26-3-3) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		27
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21

Alloy Composition

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

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

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		25 to 28

Copper (Cu), %		22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Indium (In), %		14 to 15
Indium (In), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		60.4 to 71

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.0 to 4.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		1.0 to 3.5

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 1.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.040

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

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

Silver (Ag), %		60.5 to 62.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 1.0

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