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AWS BVAg-8 vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
680 to 2470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

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
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
65 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0