S40930 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BVAg-6b

S40930 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40930 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

UNS S40930 Stainless Steel AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Chromium (Cr), %		10.5 to 11.7
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

Iron (Fe), %		84.7 to 89.4
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.080 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0.050 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), %		0

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