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AWS BVAg-18 vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4962 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 1.4962 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
630 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
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
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62.1 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0