AWS BVPd-1 vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

AWS BVPd-1 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 BVPd-1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal EN 1.4596 (X1CrNiMoAlTi12-10-2) Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		11
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		36 to 56

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		29 to 39

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.8 to 1.1

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		11.5 to 12.5

Cobalt (Co), %		33.9 to 36
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		73.4 to 76.4

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.9 to 2.2

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), %		9.2 to 10.2

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.020

Palladium (Pd), %		64 to 66
Palladium (Pd), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.28 to 0.4

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