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AWS BVAg-32 vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-32 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-32 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
670 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 20 to 22
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.1 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Palladium (Pd), % 23 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 53 to 55
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0