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AWS BVAg-8b vs. SAE-AISI H23 Steel

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI H23 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H23 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
760 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1680
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
24 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
21 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
23 to 47

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.8
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
71.3 to 76.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
11 to 12.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0