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AWS BVAg-30 vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

AWS BVAg-30 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-30 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 86
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
9.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
21 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 25.5 to 28.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
55.9 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Palladium (Pd), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 67 to 69
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0