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AWS BVAg-18 vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
530 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
3.9
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 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
18 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
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