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AWS BVAg-18 vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is N08332 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
77

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
12

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0