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AWS BVAu-7 vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4521 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-7 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.38
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.7
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9
18

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.060
0
Gold (Au), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
74.6 to 81.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24.5 to 25.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Palladium (Pd), % 23.9 to 26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0