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AWS BVAg-18 vs. SAE-AISI 50B46 Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 50B46 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
19

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.44 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
97.7 to 98.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0