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AWS BVAg-18 vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is N08020 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
610 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
92

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
15

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
29.9 to 44
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0