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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVPd-1

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVPd-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
9.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
33.9 to 36
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
64 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010