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AWS BVAg-18 vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4905 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 1.4905 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
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
40

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
86.2 to 88.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0