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AWS BVAg-8b vs. AWS E2593

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS E2593 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.

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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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
21

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
52.7 to 62.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0