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AWS BVAg-18 vs. ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CF8C steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 CF8C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
11

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.8 to 73
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0