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AWS BVAg-8 vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4951 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
14

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
49.1 to 57
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0