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AWS BVAg-31 vs. Grade VDC Steel

AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-31 and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 90
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 150
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.0
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
50

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 0
98.3 to 99.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Palladium (Pd), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Silver (Ag), % 57 to 59
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0