MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS BVAg-8 vs. Grade 705C Zirconium

Both AWS BVAg-8 and grade 705C zirconium are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. There are 13 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-8 and the bottom bar is grade 705C zirconium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
270
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
5.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
6.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
69

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 4.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
91.9 to 98