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AWS BVPd-1 vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVPd-1 and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
7.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.9
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 33.9 to 36
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.060
13 to 17
Palladium (Pd), % 64 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0