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AWS BVAg-8 vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H24 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H24 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
9.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
20 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.42 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
78 to 82.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0