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AWS BVAg-18 vs. SAE-AISI A9 Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A9 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 A9 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
70

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
24 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
25 to 66

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
87 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0