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AWS BVAg-6b vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 93
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 35
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
780 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
22

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.1
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
24 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 49 to 51
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
94.6 to 97.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0