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AWS BVPd-1 vs. SAE-AISI M3 Class 2 Steel

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M3 class 2 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 SAE-AISI M3 class 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
770 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
26 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 33.9 to 36
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
75.8 to 82.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Palladium (Pd), % 64 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.0 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0