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AWS BVAg-18 vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
960 to 1350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
38

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
28 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.7
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.3 to 78.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.6 to 4.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0