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AWS BVAg-18 vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S32654 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 S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 82
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 600
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 59
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 930
87

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1
19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 28.5 to 31.5
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.3 to 45.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 59 to 61
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0