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AWS BVAg-18 vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 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
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1500
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
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
24 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
70 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.65
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0