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AWS BVAg-32 vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

AWS BVAg-32 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CT15C steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 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-32 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 11
8.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
12

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 20 to 22
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
40.3 to 49.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Palladium (Pd), % 23 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 1.5
Silver (Ag), % 53 to 55
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0