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AWS BVAg-8b vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
970 to 1500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
33 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
29 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020