S30601 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-18

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

UNS S30601 (Alloy 611) Stainless Steel AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

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

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

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 18
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5

Iron (Fe), %		56.9 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		17 to 18
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		5.0 to 5.6
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.013
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5

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