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AWS BVAg-18 vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H41 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 H41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
24 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
22 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
20 to 64

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
81.8 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0