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AWS BVAg-8b vs. EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4466 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-8b and the bottom bar is EN 1.4466 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
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 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
45.6 to 52.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0