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AWS BVAg-0 vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

AWS BVAg-0 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-0 and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 130
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 110
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.4
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.4
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.6
63

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Silver (Ag), % 99.95 to 100
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0