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AWS BVAu-7 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-7 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.7
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.1
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.060
0
Gold (Au), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
73.4 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 24.5 to 25.5
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Palladium (Pd), % 23.9 to 26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0