AWS BVAu-7 vs. S21603 Stainless Steel
AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-7 and the bottom bar is S21603 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 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
690 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1100 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 240 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
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 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.1 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.9 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17.5 to 22 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Gold (Au), % | 49.5 to 50.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
57.6 to 67.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
7.5 to 9.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 24.5 to 25.5 | |
5.0 to 7.0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.5 |
Palladium (Pd), % | 23.9 to 26 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 |