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AWS BVAg-18 vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4587 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 1.4587 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
87

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
13

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
32.7 to 41.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0