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AWS BVAg-8b vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4658 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
7.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
24

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
50.9 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0