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AWS BVAg-18 vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CD3MN 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 CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.6 to 71.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0