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AWS BVAg-18 vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless 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
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
42

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
27

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
79 to 82.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0